Lavinia Fontana

(1552–1614) italiensk målare

Lavinia Fontana (Italy, 1552–1614) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Lavinia Fontana belongs to the chapter ‘Mannerism’ in this site’s history of art.

Lavinia Fontana was born in Bologna and died in Rome. Lavinia Fontana worked in Bologna and Rome. Wikidata associates Lavinia Fontana with Mannerism. Lavinia Fontana became a member of Accademia di San Luca.

One of the best-known works is ‘Adoration of the Shepherds’. The works belong mainly to the genres portrait painting, religious art, and portrait. The catalogue has 46 works by Lavinia Fontana with free images. The dated works span the years 1550–1613. Works by Lavinia Fontana are held by several collections, among them Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Walters Art Museum, and National Gallery of Ireland. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Mannerism’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Federico Zuccaro, Domenico Fontana, Jacopo Chimenti, John de, the elder Critz, and Hans von Aachen.

• Mannerism
• Portrait of Tognina Gonsalvus