Ritratto di nobildonna (c.1580)

Lavinia Fontana (1552-1614) Ritratto di nobildonna (Portrait of a Noblewoman) c.1580 Oil on canvas, 114.3 x 88.9 cm National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington Marriage Portrait of a Bolognese Noblewoman (Livia de’ Medici Bandini?) illustrates Lavinia Fontana’s ability to…

Autoritratto alla spinetta (1577)

Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614) Autoritratto alla spinetta (Self-portrait at the spinet) 1577 Oil on canvas, 27 x 23.8 cm Accademia di San Luca, Roma Inscription: LAVINIA VIRGO PROSPERI FONTANAE FILIA EX SPECULO IMMAGINEM ORIS SUI EXPRESSIT ANNO MDLXXVII (Lavinia, virgin, daughter of…

Scottish monarchs

Mary I (1542–1587) Queen of Scotland (1542–1567) Queen consort of France (1559–1560) James VI (1566–1625) King of England (1603–1625) King of Ireland (1603–1625) King of Scotland (1567–1625) Charles I (1600–1649) King of England (1625–1649) King of Ireland (1625–1649) King of Scotland (1625–1649) Elizabeth II (1926–2022) Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022) See also: • Monarchs…

Minerva in atto di abbigliarsi (1613)

Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614) Minerva in atto di abbigliarsi (Minerva Dressing) 1613 Oil on canvas, 258 x 190 cm Galleria Borghese, Roma The work, which dates back to 1613, was painted in Rome, evoked here through the dome of St. Peter’s visible…

1613

Rulers: • James I, King of England and Ireland (1603-1625) • James VI, King of Scotland (1567-1625) Literature: • Cervantes, Miguel de (1547-1515): Novelas ejemplares (1613) • Shakespeare, William (1564-1616): Henry VIII (1613) Art: • Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625): Paradise Landscape (c.1613-15) • El…