Isabella Piccini (born Elisabetta Piccini 1644-1732) was an Italian artist and nun. She worked in the mediums of etching, engraving, and illustration.

Life and work

Piccini was born in

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in 1644. Her father was etcher and engraver

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. He trained Piccini in engraving and illustration in the style of the great masters such as

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and

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. Piccini became a

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nun in 1666, joining the Convent of Santa Croce. Upon joining, she changed her name to Sister Isabella. Prominent Italians commissioned works from her, including portraits and religious artworks. Giovanni Antonio Remondini distributed her prints throughout Europe. All income she made was split between her

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and her family.

Notable collections

*''Title Page Dittionario Italiano, e Francese Del Signor Veneroni'', 1644–1734,

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Gallery

Isabella Piccini - Frontispiece of Fatinellus de Fatinellis (1627–1719) - Vita beatae Zitae virginis Lucensi, 1688.jpg, ''Vita beatae Zitae virginis Lucensis, ex vetustissimo codice m.s. fidelitèr transumpta.Ferrara: Typographia Filoniana, 1688'' Saint Jovan Vladimir (Akolouthia 1690).PNG, Engraving of Saint Jovan Vladimir, 1690 Suor Isabella Piccini - Horse - Cavallo imperfetto del Polesine, 1692.jpg, ''Cavallo imperfetto del Polesine'', 1692 File:Portret van aartsbisschop Carlo Labia, RP-P-1909-5153.jpg, ''Simboli predicabili : estratti da sacri evangeli che corrono nella quadragesima : delineati con morali, & eruditi discorsi'', 1692 Portret van dichter Octavio de' Rossi, RP-P-1908-3957.jpg, Portrait of poet Ottavio de' Rossi File:Portret van theoloog en schrijver Francesco Fulvio Frugoni, RP-P-1909-5151.jpg, Portrait of writer Francesco Fulvio Frugoni

References

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