Eufrasia Burlamacchi

Place: Lucca

Born: 1482

Death: 1548

Biography:

Eufrasia Burlamacchi (1482–1548) was an Italian nun who practiced the art of manuscript illumination. Eufrasia Burlamacchi was born in Lucca as a member of the wealthy Burlamacchi family. She became a Dominican nun there in 1502 at the convent of San Domenico in Lucca. Many other members of the Burlamacchi had also been affiliated with the Dominica...