Luisa Silei (17 February 1825 – 5 February 1898) was an Italian painter who mainly painted landscapes.

Life

Luisa was born and resided in Florence. She studied with Carlo Marko. She exhibited in 1883, in Roma: ''Dawn is Near'' and ''A trip in Autumn''. At the 1884 Turin Exhibition of Fine Arts, she exhibits: ''Il sorger della Luna''. In this same time, at the Exposition of the Society of the Encouragement of Fine Arts of Florence: ''Flowers'' which in 1885, was re-exhibited at the same Exposition. She also participated in the 1882 Florentine Exhibition of Fine Arts. One of her master works is ''Reminiscenze del Lago d' Orbetello''. ‘‘Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti.’’
by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 476-477. Luisa Silei

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1825 births 1898 deaths Painters from Florence Italian women painters 19th-century Italian painters 19th-century Italian women artists Artists from the Grand Duchy of Tuscany 19th-century women painters {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub