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Josefa Ayala (Josefa de Óbidos)

A Portuguese artist, Josefa de Ayala painted a wide variety of themes, from portraits and still life paintings to religion and mythology. She is also known as Josefa de Óbidos.
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.
Marriage of St. Catherine
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