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AFTER FELICE ANTONIO CASONI 1559-1634

PORTRAIT OF LAVINIA FONTANA

obverse LAVINIA FONTANA ZAPPIA PICTRIX 1611 and ANT CASONI; reverse PERTE STATO GIOIOSO MIMANTENE

bronze

Bust of Lavinia Fontana, facing left, wearing a gown, braided hair, and a veil falling onto her shoulder; her left arm is truncated. Inner and outer linear borders. (obverse). A figure of Painting, wearing a loosely draped gown and a chain around her neck, her mouth covered by a band and her hair fluttering wildly, seated at her easel, painting with her right hand, and holding a matchstick in her left hand. On the ground beside her, brushes and a palette. Inner and outer borders, containing, below, dividers and set square. (reverse)

Diameter: 6.7cm.