Lavinia Fontana was Western Europe's first professional female painter - and she also had 11 children! Workin' Moms, Renaissance style...
Dr Aoife Brady (Curator of Italian and Spanish Art at the National Gallery of Ireland) talks about 16th-century artist Lavinia Fontana and her upbringing, marriage, children and the significance of Bologna for women artists at the time.
This extract is from the episode of Athena Asks with Aoife which discusses the upcoming exhibition devoted to Lavinia's remarkable art and career. Lavinia Fontana: Trailblazer, Rulebreaker will open at the National Gallery of Ireland in May 2023.
Full episode available on our channel!
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