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Lavinia Fontana AUCTION RECORDS
1552 Bologna, Italy - 1614 Rome, Italy. Known for: Portrait painting, mannerism.
Renaissance painter Lavinia Fontana was commissioned to make not only portraits, the typical subject matter for women painters, but also religious and mythological themes, which sometimes included... Read full biography
Renaissance painter Lavinia Fontana was commissioned to make not only portraits, the typical subject matter for women painters, but also religious and mythological themes, which sometimes included female nudes. She made great strides in the field of portraiture, which garnered her fame within and... Read full biography
Renaissance painter Lavinia Fontana was commissioned to make not only portraits, the typical subject matter for women painters, but also religious and mythological themes, which sometimes included female nudes. She made great strides in the field of portraiture, which garnered her fame within and beyond Italy. In fact, Fontana is regarded as the first woman artist, working within the same sphere as her male counterparts, outside a court or convent.??. At age 25, Fontana married a fellow painter... Read full biography
Renaissance painter Lavinia Fontana was commissioned to make not only portraits, the typical subject matter for women painters, but also religious and mythological themes, which sometimes included female nudes. She made great strides in the field of portraiture, which garnered her fame within and beyond Italy. In fact, Fontana is regarded as the first woman artist, working within the same sphere as her male counterparts, outside a court or convent.??. At age 25, Fontana married a fellow painter from a noble family, who acted as his wife's assistant and managed their growing household (the couple had 11 children, only three of whom outlived their mother). For 20 years beginning in the 1580s, Fontana was the portraitist of choice among... Read full biography
Renaissance painter Lavinia Fontana was commissioned to make not only portraits, the typical subject matter for women painters, but also religious and mythological themes, which sometimes included female nudes. She made great strides in the field of portraiture, which garnered her fame within and beyond Italy. In fact, Fontana is regarded as the first woman artist, working within the same sphere as her male counterparts, outside a court or convent.??. At age 25, Fontana married a fellow painter from a noble family, who acted as his wife's assistant and managed their growing household (the couple had 11 children, only three of whom outlived their mother). For 20 years beginning in the 1580s, Fontana was the portraitist of choice among Bolognese noblewomen. She also painted likenesses of important individuals connected with the University of Bologna. Fontana's... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneePORTRAIT OF BIANCA DEGLI UTILI MASELLI, HALF LENGTH, IN AN INTERIOR, HOLDING A DOG AND SURROUNDED BY SIX OF HER CHILDREN
Lavinia Fontana Auction: 01/26/2012Lot: 48Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeThe Holy Family and Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Lavinia Fontana Auction: 11/25/2009 - 11/27/2009Lot: 2275Subscribe or get free alerts
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneePortrait of a lady, half-length, in an embroidered gown and white collar, with a dog
Lavinia Fontana Auction: 07/08/2008Lot: 7Subscribe or get free alerts
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