Elisabetta Sirani

Italian · 1638–1665 · Painter, Printmaker

Elisabetta Sirani was an Italian Baroque painter and printmaker who died in unexplained circumstances at the age of 27. She was one of the first women artists in early modern… (Wikipedia)

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Elisabetta Sirani was an Italian Baroque painter and printmaker who died in unexplained circumstances at the age of 27. She was one of the first women artists in early modern Bologna. She became a successful painter, producing public altarpieces as well as privately commissioned pictures.

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Born 1638, BolognaDied 1665, BolognaOccupation Painter, PrintmakerWikidata Q271475 ↗ULAN 500015596 ↗Museum works 19

Baroque

Also known as Elisabetta Sarain, Elisabetta Sarani, Elisabetta Savani, Elisabetta Serani, Elisabetta Serini, Eliza Serani, Elizabeth Sirani, Elizabetha Serani and 2 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Elisabetta Sirani, The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the Baptist — **The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the Baptist**c. 1650/1660 · etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Print Purchase Fund (Rosenwald Collectio…

Elisabetta Sirani, The Healing of the Possessed Boy in a Procession of the Volto Santo — **The Healing of the Possessed Boy in a Procession of the Volto Santo**c. 1659 · pen and brown ink and brown washes heightened with white over graphite on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Sydney J. Freedberg, in Honor of…

Elisabetta Sirani, Rest on the Flight into Egypt — **Rest on the Flight into Egypt**c. 1660 · etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Elisabetta Sirani, Maria met Kind en de jonge Johannes de Doper — **Maria met Kind en de jonge Johannes de Doper**1648 - 1665
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Elisabetta Sirani, Heilige Familie met Johannes de Doper en Elisabet — **Heilige Familie met Johannes de Doper en Elisabet**1648 - 1665
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Elisabetta Sirani, Maria — **Maria**1648 - 1665
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Elisabetta Sirani, Portrait of Vincenzo Ferdinando Ranuzzi as Amor — **Portrait of Vincenzo Ferdinando Ranuzzi as Amor**1663
National Museum in Warsaw ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum in Warsaw

Elisabetta Sirani, Judith with the Head of Holofernes — **Judith with the Head of Holofernes**1650
Walters Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Walters Art Museum

Elisabetta Sirani, Saint Mary Magdalene in Penance — **Saint Mary Magdalene in Penance**1663
Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie…

Elisabetta Sirani, The Dream of St. Anthony — **The Dream of St. Anthony**1650
Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna

Elisabetta Sirani, The Madonna Weeping — **The Madonna Weeping**1657
British Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — British Museum

Elisabetta Sirani, The Flight into Egypt — **The Flight into Egypt**1650
British Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — British Museum

Elisabetta Sirani, Self-portrait — **Self-portrait**1658
Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts

Elisabetta Sirani, The Infant Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness — **The Infant Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness**1664
National Galleries Scotland ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Galleries Scotland

Elisabetta Sirani, Madonna of Sorrows with Symbols of the Passion — **Madonna of Sorrows with Symbols of the Passion**1657 · Etching in black on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endo…

Elisabetta Sirani, Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the Baptist — **Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the Baptist**1650/60 · Etching in black on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endo…

Elisabetta Sirani, The Rest on the Flight into Egypt — **The Rest on the Flight into Egypt**1656/69 · Etching in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endo…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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