Lavinia Fontana

Plaats: Bologna

Geboren: 1552

Dood: 1614

Biografie:

Lavinia Fontana (August 24, 1552 – August 11, 1614) was an Italian painter. She is regarded as the first woman artist, working within the same sphere as her male counterparts, outside a court or convent. She was the first woman artist to paint female nudes, and possibly the first female to use live nude female models. She was the main breadwinner o...