Antonia Bertucci-Pinelli
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Antonia Bertucci-Pinelli (died c. 1640) was an Italian
woman painter of the Baroque
period. She was born in Bologna
, and was instructed in art by Lodovico Carracci. She painted some pictures for the churches; among others, the Guardián Angel for San Tommaso; and St Philip & St. James for the church dedicated to those saints. But her most celebrated performance was her St. John the Evangelist for the Annunziata, painted from a design of Lodovico Carracci. Her maiden name was Pinelli, but she married Giambattista Bertucci (not Giovanni Battista da Faenza).
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woman painter of the Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
period. She was born in Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
, and was instructed in art by Lodovico Carracci. She painted some pictures for the churches; among others, the Guardián Angel for San Tommaso; and St Philip & St. James for the church dedicated to those saints. But her most celebrated performance was her St. John the Evangelist for the Annunziata, painted from a design of Lodovico Carracci. Her maiden name was Pinelli, but she married Giambattista Bertucci (not Giovanni Battista da Faenza).