Accessible Art History
Podcast Episode 52: Lavinia Fontana

In this episode of Accessible Art History: The Podcast, I'm discussing Mannerist artist Lavinia Fontana. She broke down many barriers and found commercial success in a time when this was limited for women.
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Header Image:
Self Portrait at the Virginal with a Servant
1577
Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Bronze Medal with Fontana's Portrait
Felice Antonio Casoni, 1611
Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Noli me tangere
Lavina Fontana, 1581
Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Portrait of a Lady with a Dog
Lavina Fontana, c. 1590's
Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavinia_Fontana
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/lavinia-fontana/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lavinia-Fontana
https://scma.smith.edu/blog/lavinia-fontana-renaissance-artist
https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/lavinia-fontana/m07575v?hl=en
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99g6AXCfboE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3ZtMklW4dY
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accademia_di_San_Luca