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Paperback: 210 pages
Distributor: Syracuse University Press (July 2008)
ISBN: 8895250036

Plautilla Nelli (1524-1588):
The Painter-Prioress of Renaissance Florence

A collection of essays edited by Jonathan K. Nelson

In this collection of essays, internationally recognized scholars examine the life and works of Nelli, the prioress of a Dominican convent, with special attention to the artistic, social, and religious contexts. The book reproduces all Nelli’s paintings and drawings in color, many for the first time, and significantly increases the small corpus of works attributed to her. It also presents the restoration results of her celebrated Lamentation. This volume is an indispensable contribution to studies on women artists and the visual culture of Renaissance Italy.

Renaissance Quarterly
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