Ginevra Cantofoli
Ginevra Cantofoli (1618–1672) was an Italian painter. She was active in the Baroque period.
Early life
Scena Allegorica. Date unknown.
Cantofoli was born in Bologna, Italy in 1618.
Career
Cantfoli received her training as an artist from Elisabetta Sirani in Bologna. She painted works for several churches. These works included a Last Supper for the Church of San Procolo, a St. Thomas of Villanova for San Giacomo Maggiore, and a St. Apollonia for the Church of La Morte.
References
- Bryan, Michael (1886). Robert Edmund Graves, ed. Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical (Volume I: A-K). York St. #4, Covent Garden, London; Original from Fogg Library, Digitized May 18, 2007: George Bell and Sons. pp. page 227.
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