Antonia (1456–1491)
Antonia (1456–1491)
Italian painter. Born in 1456; died in 1491; daughter of Paolo Ucello (a painter).
Daughter of Italian painter Paolo Ucello, Antonia was taught by her father and eventually became a painter of renown. After she took the vows of a nun and entered a Carmelite convent, however, most of her paintings were done for the aesthetic and financial benefit of the Carmelite house.
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