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Name: Lavinia Fontana
Birth Date: 1552
Death Date: August 11, 1614
Place of Birth: Bologna, Papal States
Place of Death: Rome
Gender: Female
Occupations: artist, painter

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Biography of Lavinia Fontana
1,034 words, approx. 3 pages
A producer of over 135 sophisticated oil paintings, Lavinia Fontana (1552- 1614) was one of the first female portraitists to seek commissions. Her prolific body of work encompasses numerous categories of art, including single and group portraits,...


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Fontana, Lavinia
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(born 1552, Bologna—died Aug. 11, 1614, Rome) Italian painter of the Mannerist school, one of the first women to execute large, publicly commissioned figure paintings. She studied with her father, Prospero Fontana (c. 1512–97), a minor...
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Lavinia Fontana Information
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Lavinia Fontana (August 24 1552-August 11 1614) was an Italian...


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The Independent - London
Racing: Fontana flier
09/04/1994: 318 words, approx. 1 pages
THE rain came to Haydock Park yesterday and Lavinia Fontana danced home in the Sprint Cup. The five-year-old Sharpo mare, who joined John Dunlop from Ireland this year, is her father's daughter when it comes to underfoot conditions and, once the heavens had opened,...
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The Independent - London
OBITUARY: Lavinia Norfolk
12/12/1995: 653 words, approx. 2 pages
Owner, breeder, rider and trainer: Lavinia, Duchess of Norfolk, the first Lady of the Garter, was one of the most knowledgeable women in racing. Her association with the Castle Stables in Arundel, Sussex, is indelible, thanks partly to the St Leger win of her...
 


 

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