A painting of a female standing in an outdoor setting, gazing heavenward. The toes of her bare right foot peek out from the hem of her gown. A portion of a tower is visible at the left edge of the artwork. According to the site from which this digital image comes, “This painting was originally located above the left altar of the church in the Clarissan convent of Sant'Orsola in Mantua where Lucrina took her vow in 1614.”

#SaintBarbara, 1619, by #LucrinaFetti (Italian, c. 1590–1651). Private collection; source, wga.hu/html_m/f/fet... #womenartists #artherstory #nuntastic #FeastofStBarbara #StBarbara

#LucrinaFetti (1600–1651)
Portrait of #EleonoraGonzaga (1598-1655), Holy Roman Empress, who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1622
Palazzo Ducale Mantua
#Gonzaga #Habsburg

A half-length self-portrait of white woman wearing a brown robe over a white underdress, and a white and black wimple. In her right hand, raised to about chest level (with the elbow bent), she holds a paintbrush. In her left hand she holds a palette and more paintbrushes. She turns to her right to gaze at the viewer. To her left is a partially finished painting of the Crucifixion.

Self-portrait, c. 1635-50, by #LucrinaFetti (born #GiustinaFetti; Italian, c. 1590–1651). Private collection; source, schristywolfe.com/2022/02/07/a... #artherstory #womenartists #CatholicSistersWeek #nuntastic

St. Margaret, c. 1614, by #LucrinaFetti (born #GiustinaFetti; Italian, c. 1590–1651), who took her vows #otd, Dec 3. Held by the Palmer Museum of Art, Penn State; source, img.wikioo.org/ADC/Art.nsf/... #womenartists #artherstory #nuntastic