Artist
Plautilla Nelli
1524–1588
Plautilla Nelli was an Early Baroque Italian artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Uffizi Gallery. Plautilla Nelli was born in Florence.
Sister Plautilla Nelli (1524–1588) was a self-taught nun-artist and the first ever known female Renaissance painter of Florence. She was a nun of the Dominican convent of St. Catherine of Siena located in Piazza San Marco, Florence, and was heavily influenced by the teachings of Savonarola and by the artwork of Fra Bartolomeo.
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