Plautilla Nelli

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Sister Plautilla Nelli (1523- 1587) was an Italian woman painter during the Renaissance period, as well as a nun from Florence. She entered the monastery of Santa Caterina on Via Larga. Attributed to her are a Marriage of St. Catherine in Florentine Accademia and a Christ & Apostles with Martha reproaching Mary. She is mentioned by Vasari in his second edition. She painted in the style of Fra Bartolomeo.

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  • Farquhar, Maria (1855). in Ralph Nicholson Wornum: Biographical catalogue of the principal Italian painters. Woodfall & Kinder, Angel Court, Skinner Street, London; Digitized by Googlebooks from Oxford University copy on Jun 27, 2006, page 112. 
  • Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors & Architects of the Order of S. Dominic Vincenzo Fortunato Marchese Translated by C P Meehan Published 1852 James Duffy Original from the University of Michigan Digitized May 16, 2006 Google books