Lavinia Fontana, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Lavinia Fontana

Italian painter (1552-1614)

Date of Birth: 24-Aug-1552

Place of Birth: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Date of Death: 11-Aug-1614

Profession: painter

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Lavinia Fontana

  • Lavinia Fontana (August 24, 1552 – August 11, 1614) was a Bolognese Mannerist painter best known for her portraiture.
  • She was trained by her father Prospero Fontana and was active in Bologna and Rome.
  • She is regarded as the first female career artist in Western Europe as she relied on commissions for her income.
  • Her family relied on her career as a painter, and her husband served as her agent and raised their eleven children.
  • She was perhaps the first woman artist to paint female nudes, but this is a topic of controversy among art historians.

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