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= Lavinia Fontana =

Artistic influences
Lavinia's youthful style resembled that of her father and instructor, Prospero. As a result of her study with Ludovico Carracci, she gradually adopted the Carracciesque style that tried to strike a balance between masculine and feminine renderings as well as use of color.

Sofonisba Anguissola may have been an influence on her career. For instance, Lavinia's Self-Portrait at the Clavichord, 1577 resembles Anguissola's Self-Portrait at the Keyboard with a Maidservant, 1550s.

Style
The influence of Mannerism is noticeable in Lavinia's close attention to detail in her paintings and the significance of the materials surrounding the subject.

Quasi-Venetian coloring.

Counter-Reformation.

Mediums
As mentioned in the lead section, Lavinia is perhaps best known for her portraiture.

Devotional paintings on copper.

Biblical and mythological scenes.

Artistic depictions
Lavinia is the subject of Portrait of a Woman, 1595 by Paolo Veronese.

= Prospero Fontana =

Major works

 * Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist, 1545, oil on canvas — Church of Santa Maria del Baraccano, Bologna
 * Beata Diana Andalò professing with Saint Dominic, 1545, oil on panel — San Domenico, Bologna
 * Disputà di Santa Caterina, 1551, oil on panel, 361 x 178 cm — Santa Maria del Baraccano, Bologna
 * Julius III, 1553, oil on panel — Biblioteca Universitaria, Bologna



Mediums
Frescoes.

Portraiture. Altarpieces.