THE PORTRAIT DRAWINGS OF LAVINIA FONTANA: GENDER, FUNCTION, AND ARTISTIC IDENTITY IN EARLY MODERN BOLOGNA

This thesis explores the portrait drawings of the sixteenth-century Bolognese woman artist Lavinia Fontana (1552-1614). The first chapter focuses on Lavinia's early training in early modern Bologna, her artistic influences, and her career successes. The second chapter situates Fontana in early...

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Main Author: Stephenson, Adrianna Hook
Other Authors: Babette Bohn
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Texas Christian University 2008
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Online Access:http://etd.tcu.edu/etdfiles/available/etd-12182008-153459/