All FONTANA, Lavinia's oil paintings
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83695 Assumption of the Virgin Assumption of the Virgin Oil on canvas, 192 x 115 cm Date 1583(1583) cyf
6683 Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene dg Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene dg 1581 Oil on canvas, 80 x 65,5 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
6684 Minerva Dressing dfh Minerva Dressing dfh 1613 Oil on canvas Galleria Borghese, Rome
FONTANA, Lavinia
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 : | ASPERTINI, Amico | Stephen Pearce | Vigilius Eriksen | Jean Leon Gerome | Louise-Catherine Breslau |