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Lavinia Fontana
Italian Painter, 1552-1614
Daughter of Prospero Fontana. She was trained by her father and followed his Mannerist style. Her first recorded works, which date from 1575, were small paintings for private devotion, such as the Holy Family (Dresden, Gemeldegal.). By 1577 she had become established as a portrait painter in Bologna. Works of this date include the Self-portrait at the Harpsichord (Rome, Gal. Accad. S Luca) and the portrait of Senator Orsini (Bordeaux, Mus. B.-A.). Her portrait style reflects the formality of central Italian models as well as the naturalistic tendencies of the north Italian tradition. The elegantly costumed Orsini is shown seated at a table, with a suite of rooms opening behind him, a setting recalling such Florentine portraits of the 1530s as Agnolo Bronzino's Bartolommeo Panciatichi (Florence, Uffizi). Lavinia used a similar setting for other portraits, including the Gozzadini Family (1584; Bologna, Pin. N.). Female sitters are also shown in elaborate dress, with particular attention paid to details of embroidery and jewels, and they are often accompanied by small dogs
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Painting ID:: 26761
Self-Portrait in the Studiolo
mk52
1579
Oil on copper,diameter 15.7cm
Uffizi,Florence
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Painting ID:: 29885
Noli Me Tangere
mk67
Oil on canvas
31 1/2x25 13/16in
Uffizi,Gallery
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Painting ID:: 30068
Self-Portrait
mk67
Oil on copper
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Painting ID:: 30523
Self-Portrait
mk68
Oil on wood
10 3/4x9 3/4"
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Painting ID:: 30535
Family Portrait
mk68
Oil on canva
33 1/2"x41 1/2"
Milan,Brera Gallery
c.1600
Italy
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Lavinia Fontana
Italian Painter, 1552-1614
Daughter of Prospero Fontana. She was trained by her father and followed his Mannerist style. Her first recorded works, which date from 1575, were small paintings for private devotion, such as the Holy Family (Dresden, Gemeldegal.). By 1577 she had become established as a portrait painter in Bologna. Works of this date include the Self-portrait at the Harpsichord (Rome, Gal. Accad. S Luca) and the portrait of Senator Orsini (Bordeaux, Mus. B.-A.). Her portrait style reflects the formality of central Italian models as well as the naturalistic tendencies of the north Italian tradition. The elegantly costumed Orsini is shown seated at a table, with a suite of rooms opening behind him, a setting recalling such Florentine portraits of the 1530s as Agnolo Bronzino's Bartolommeo Panciatichi (Florence, Uffizi). Lavinia used a similar setting for other portraits, including the Gozzadini Family (1584; Bologna, Pin. N.). Female sitters are also shown in elaborate dress, with particular attention paid to details of embroidery and jewels, and they are often accompanied by small dogs
. Related Artists to Lavinia Fontana: | Lodewijk de Vadder | Louis Michel Eilshemius | Francois Boucher | Charles landseer,R.A. | Albert Wohlenberg |
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