Orsola Maddalena Caccia

Place: Moncalvo

Born: 1596

Death: 1676

Biography:

Orsola Maddalena Caccia, born Theodora Caccia (1596–1676) was an Italian mannerist painter and Christian nun. She painted religious images, altarpieces, and still lifes. The daughter of painter Guglielmo Caccia and Laura Olivia, she was baptized Theodora Orsola on December 4, 1596. In 1620, she entered the Ursuline convent of Bianzè, where she chan...