Elisabetta Sirani - Italian Painter
Italian painter, she was also a musician and poet who focused on religious and historical scenes. She died at 27, possibly poisoned (her father thought so, but a court didn't agree).
Women Artists: Renaissance and Baroque Painters
On this site: an overview of women painters of the 16th-17th centuries, including a list of many of the female painters of the period.
On this site: an overview of women painters of the 16th-17th centuries, including a list of many of the female painters of the period.
Elisabetta Sirani
A brief biography with five thumbnails (linked to larger images): "Portrait of Beatrice Cenci," "Judith with the Head of Holfernes," "Portia Wounding Her Thigh," "Self Portrait" and "Virgin and Child."
A brief biography with five thumbnails (linked to larger images): "Portrait of Beatrice Cenci," "Judith with the Head of Holfernes," "Portia Wounding Her Thigh," "Self Portrait" and "Virgin and Child."
Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist
Image of an etching by Elisabetta Sirani, in the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
Image of an etching by Elisabetta Sirani, in the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
Melpomene, The Muse of Tragedy
Image of a painting by Elisabetta Sirani, in the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
Image of a painting by Elisabetta Sirani, in the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
Portrait of Beatrice Cenci
An image (clickable for larger version) of an oil by Elisabetta Sirani.
An image (clickable for larger version) of an oil by Elisabetta Sirani.
Self-Portrait
Click on the thumbnail image to see the larger version of "Self-Portrait" and "Portia Wounding Her Thigh."
Click on the thumbnail image to see the larger version of "Self-Portrait" and "Portia Wounding Her Thigh."
The Holy Family with St. Elizabeth and St. John the Baptist
Image of an etching by Elisabetta Sirani, in the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
Image of an etching by Elisabetta Sirani, in the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
The Holy Family with St. Elizabeth and St. John the Baptist
An image including zoom options of an etching by Elisatetta Sirani, from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
An image including zoom options of an etching by Elisatetta Sirani, from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Virgin and Child
Image of a painting by Elisabetta Sirani, in the National Museum of Women in the Arts, showing a very human mother and infant.
Image of a painting by Elisabetta Sirani, in the National Museum of Women in the Arts, showing a very human mother and infant.