Elisabetta Sirani
Elisabetta Sirani | |
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Self-Portrait as Allegory of Painting (1658) by Elisabetta Sirani, Pushkin Museum, Moscow | |
| Born | 8 January 1638 |
| Died | 28 August 1665 (aged 27) Bologna, Papal States |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Education | Family |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Baroque |
Elisabetta Sirani (8 January 1638 – 28 August 1665) was an Italian Baroque painter and printmaker who died in unexplained circumstances at the age of 27. She was one of the first women artists in early modern Bologna, who became a successful painter, producing public altarpieces as well as privately commissioned pictures.