Ginevra Cantofoli

Ginevra Cantofoli (1618–1672) was an Italian painter. She was active in the Baroque period.

Early life[]

Scena Allegorica. Date unknown.

Cantofoli was born in Bologna, Italy in 1618.

Career[]

Cantofoli received her training as an artist from Elisabetta Sirani in Bologna. She painted works for several churches. These works included a Last Supper for the Church of San Procolo, a St. Thomas of Villanova for San Giacomo Maggiore, a St. Apollonia for the Church of La Morte and of Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica in Rome.

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• Bryan, Michael (1886). Robert Edmund Graves (ed.). Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical (Volume I: A-K). York St. #4, Covent Garden, London; Original from Fogg Library, Digitized May 18, 2007: George Bell and Sons. p. 227.CS1 maint: location (link)

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