Rare and Significant Portrait by Lavinia Fontana Acquired by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
May 02, 2024
May 02, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 2 -- Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco issued the following news release on May 1, 2024:
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco announced today the acquisition of Portrait of Bianca degli Utili Maselli and Her Children-a rare and significant family portrait by Lavinia Fontana (Italian, 1552-1614). Fontana was among the greatest women artists in early modern Europe, renowned both for her exquisite descriptions of costumes and jewelry and for her sympat . . .
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco announced today the acquisition of Portrait of Bianca degli Utili Maselli and Her Children-a rare and significant family portrait by Lavinia Fontana (Italian, 1552-1614). Fontana was among the greatest women artists in early modern Europe, renowned both for her exquisite descriptions of costumes and jewelry and for her sympat . . .