FEDE GALIZIA

WHO

• Fede Galizia
• Renaissance artist born in Milan.
• Father was a painter.

WHAT

• Painted mostly still life.
• One painting she did was of Paolo Morigia, an italian historian.

WHEN

• She was born in 1578
• She died in 1630, at the age of 52.
• Her painting of Paolo Morigia was done in the time of between 1592-1595

WHERE

• She was born in Milan
• She lived there her whole life.

WHY

• She painted mainly still lives.
• She was good at it and wanted to show what women could do.
• Her art shaped the meaning of still life.

HOW

• She was trained by her father, Nunzio Galizia
• She used a technique called "mannerism" that was also used by artists such as Da Vinci.
• 44 of her 63 paintings were still lives

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