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Fontana, Lavinia
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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an eminent Italian painter, daughter of Prospero Fontana, was born at Bologna in 1552, and studied under her father. She painted a number of works for the Bolognese churches, of which the best are, The Miracles of the Loaves; The Annunciation; and The Crucifixion. She subsequently went to Rome, where she practiced portrait-painting with great success. She died at Rome in 1614. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.; Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Fontana, Lavinia'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/f/fontana-lavinia.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Fontana, Lavinia'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/f/fontana-lavinia.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
