List of Italian Renaissance female artists

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Marginal self-portrait of Maria Ormani, 1453. 1453 Breviary Manuscript Page.jpg
Marginal self-portrait of Maria Ormani, 1453.

Italian Renaissance female artists (Italian : Le donne pittrici del Rinascimento italiano) included painters, manuscript illustrators and sculptors who lived in Italy in 15-16th centuries. [1] [2]

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For other countries see List of 16th-century women artists.

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15th century

16th century

More than 25 women active in 20 cities from Venice to Naples have been recorded as artists during the Cinquecento. Most were painters, but 2 were called intagliatrici, 4 (all Milanesi) ricamatrici, Properzia De'Rossi was the sole scultrice. [4] [5]

Torah binder attributed to embroidery artist Miriam Foa, 1615-1616. Torah binder MET DP-14489-001.jpg
Torah binder attributed to embroidery artist Miriam Foa, 1615-1616.

Baroque female artists

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Bibliography

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References

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  2. "Italian Women Artists from Renaissance to Baroque". www.artcyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  3. "TLION MSS b - Indice degli indici di manoscritti medievali in rivista". 2018-12-26. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  4. Fredrika H. Jacobs (1993) The construction of a life: Madonna Properzia De'Rossi ‘Schultrice’ Bolognese, Word & Image, 9:2, 122-132.
  5. The intagliatrici: the unnamed daughter of Valerio Vincentino and Diana Scultori. Ricamatrici Veronica Sala, Margarita Barza, and Caterina Leuca Cantona and her daughter Barbara. The wife and daughter of Guido Mazzoni reportedly worked in the family bottega.
  6. "Rediscovering Italy's women artists of the Renaissance". Wanted in Milan. 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  7. "Torah binder". MET Museum. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  8. "Strong Women in Renaissance Italy". MFA Boston. Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  9. Salazar, KB. "ANOTHER FOA FAMILY ARTIFACT". String-or-Nothing. Wordpress. Retrieved 8 March 2025.