Chapter 1
The courtly pioneers of Cremona
Chapter 2
The sacred studios behind convent walls
Chapter 3
The professional workshop leader
Chapter 4
The dramatic avenger of the Baroque
Chapter 5
The grand erasure and modern rediscovery
YOUR GOAL
Master of Renaissance masters who painted in the shadows
Ch 3 · The professional workshop leader
andy The Renaissance Workshop Leader
She ran her own studio, leading the crew, While her husband managed the business she grew.
andy The Professional Workshop Leader
She ran her own studio (yeah she did!) / Her husband worked by her side (oh-oh!)
BETA
andy Decode hidden signatures to discover how female Renaissance artists were erased from history.
Fun Fact
Bronze honor: In 1611, the Roman sculptor Felice Casoni cast a bronze medal in Fontana’s honor, depicting her with wild hair.
Glossary
workshop (noun)
A room or building in which things are manufactured, repaired, or creative work is carried out. In Bologna, Lavinia Fontana became the first documented woman to run her own commercial painting workshop.
A room or building in which things are manufactured, repaired, or creative work is carried out. In Bologna, Lavinia Fontana became the first documented woman to run her own commercial painting workshop.
Quiz
What detail in Lavinia Fontana's portraits made her work highly famous among the wealthy elite?
Quiz
Which Pope invited Lavinia Fontana to move her family to Rome in 1603 to paint papal portraits?
Quiz
What was highly controversial about Lavinia Fontana's 1613 painting "Minerva Dressing"?
Quiz
What is widely considered to be Lavinia Fontana’s masterpiece, painted in 1577 as a betrothal gift?