Lavinia Fontana

Artist (Italy)

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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[2]. She was the main breadwinner of a family of 13. B...

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