Margherita Caffi

Margherita Caffi (1650 20 September 1710) was an Italian painter of still lifes of flowers and fruit. She was born Margherita Volo, in Milan to Francesco Volo (a still-life painter himself) and his wife, Veronica.[1] In 1668, she married Ludivico Caffi (also a still-life painter) in Cremona. She settled in Piacenza in 1670. She is known to have had at least four children.[1] She died in Milan at age 60.[1]

Still-Life with a Vase of Flowers by Margherita Caffi, private collection

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gaze, Delia (1997). Dictionary of Women Artists: Artists, J-Z. Taylor & Francis. pp. 339–340.
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