women artists

August 24, 2017
Lavinia Fontana was baptized on 24 August 1552 in Bologna.

July 11, 2017
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June 18, 2017
Maria Lai at documenta 14 With Skulptur Projekte Münster , documenta 14 , and the Venice Biennale now open and going through the fall, the contemporary art world enjoys a rare trifecta of the major continental exhibitions.

June 11, 2017
Painter Erma Bossi was born 11 June 1882 in Pola, a small village near Trieste.

June 11, 2017
Lara Favaretto at Skulptur Projekte Münster With the openings this weekend of both Skulptur Projekte Münster and documenta 14 , the contemporary art world enjoys, along with the ongoing Venice Biennale , a rare trifecta of the major continental exhibitions.

April 8, 2017
Landmark Exhibition Looking at Work of Plautilla Nelli Extended to 4 June; Crowdfunding Campaign ends 16 April As part of the push to showcase the works of women artists, the Galleria degli Uffizi launched an exhibition 8 March 2017 on the work of Suor Plautilla Nelli, one of the first documented female artists of the Renaissance.

August 11, 2016
Lavinia Fontana died on 11 August 1614 in Rome.

April 15, 2016
Pastellist and painter Rosalba Carriera died on 15 April 1757 in Venice.

March 9, 2016
Florentine artist Marisa Mori was born 9 March 1900 to Mario Lurini and Edmea Bernini, a direct descendant of the celebrate Renaissance sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

February 3, 2016
Painter and author Marianna Candidi Dionigi was born 3 February 1756 in Rome.