Angelica Veronica Airola
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Angelica or Angiola Veronica Airola (ca. 1590 – 1670) was an Italian
painter of the Baroque
period, active mainly in 17th century Genoa
. She was notable by being a woman painter. She was a pupil of the painter Domenico Fiasella
. She became a nun of the order of San Bartolommeo dell' Oliveta at Genoa. She painted several works, mainly religious, while in the convent.
Italy
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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, active mainly in 17th century Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
. She was notable by being a woman painter. She was a pupil of the painter Domenico Fiasella
Domenico Fiasella
Domenico Fiasella was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in Genoa. He was nicknamed Il Sarzana, after his birthplace.-Biography:...
. She became a nun of the order of San Bartolommeo dell' Oliveta at Genoa. She painted several works, mainly religious, while in the convent.