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The first woman painter: 9 facts about Lavinia Fontana
On the list of famous Renaissance artists, Lavinia Fontana comes after Sofonisba Anguissola. But, unlike her older colleague, she was commissioned to make not only portraits, but also paintings on religious and mythological subjects, which sometimes included female nudes. Fontana was the first woman artist to paint female nudes, and possibly the first female to use live nude female models. A…
