Lavinia Fontana
1552–1614 · Italian · 19 artworks
Mannerism (Late Renaissance)Detailed portraitureRich color palettesElaborate draperyEmphasis on social status through attireHarmonious compositions
artist bio
Lavinia Fontana was a groundbreaking Italian Mannerist painter, considered the first professional female artist in Western Europe. She achieved fame and financial independence through portraiture and religious paintings, defying the limitations placed on women artists of her time.
related: Sofonisba Anguissola, Artemisia Gentileschi, Tintoretto
19 artworks
Apollo and the Muses (Parnassus)
1600
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Minerva Dressing
1613
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Venus and Cupid
1592
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Portrait of Ginevra Aldrovandi Hercolani
1595
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Portrait of the Coozzadini Family
1584
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Judith with the Head of Holofernes
1600
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Portrait of Five Women with a Dog and a Parrot
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Noli me tangere
1581
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Pope Gregory XIII
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Portrait of a Lady of the Court
1590
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Portrait of Gerolamo Mercuriale
1589
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The Holy Family with Saint Catherine of Alexandria
1581
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Newborn Baby in a Crib
1583
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Portrait of Antonietta Gonzalez
1595
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Holy Family with Saints Margaret and Francis
1578
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The Adoration of the Magi
1560
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Self-Portrait at the Clavichord with a Servant
1577
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Portrait of a Noblewoman
1580
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Portrait of a lady with a dog
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