Ginevra Cantofoli
Italian artist (1618–1672) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Italian artist (1618–1672) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ginevra Cantofoli (1618–1672)[1] was an Italian painter. She was active in Bologna during the Baroque period.
Ginevra Cantofoli | |
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.png) Self-Portrait, c. 1665 (detail) | |
| Born | 1618 Bologna, Italy |
| Died | 1672 (aged 53–54) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Education | Giovanni Andrea Sirani |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Baroque |
Cantofoli was born in Bologna, Italy in 1618. She trained under Giovanni Andrea Sirani, the father of Elisabetta Sirani, in Bologna.[2] Although a generation older than Elisabetta Sirani, Cantofoli was described by Carlo Cesare Malvasia, Cesare Masini, and Marcello Oretti as Elisabetta's student.[3] Also named as her teachers are Emilio Taruffi, Lorenzo Pasinelli, and Giovanni Gioseffo dal Sole.[4]
According to art historian Laura M. Ragg, among the women painters in Bologna at the time, Cantofoli "had much more talent than any of her companions."[5]
Her early works were pastel portraits and small paintings, but she later went on to paint large-scale compositions.[4] She was primarily a history painter. She also produced several altarpieces for Bolognese churches, although none of these works are known to still exist.[6][7]
Art historian Massimo Pulini attributes 30 works to Cantofoli.[8] Among her works are a painting, Self-Portrait, Painting the Madonna of St Luke, and a drawing, Self-Portrait, which portrays the artist holding a palette and brushes before an easel, both dated to c. 1665.[9] It has also been asserted that a painting known as Allegory of Painting (in a private collection) contains a self-portrait, and that "the features of many of her female figures resemble her own."[2]
A painting of a woman in a turban in the collection of the Palazzo Barberini, traditionally identified as a portrait of Beatrice Cenci, long attributed to Guido Reni, has been attributed to Ginevra Cantofoli.
A record price for a work by Cantofoli was set by "A Sea-Nymph, probably Galatea," auctioned for $137,500 at Sotheby's, New York, January 30, 2020.[2]
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