Maria de Dominici

Maria de Dominici
Born (1645-12-06)December 6, 1645
Vittoriosa, Malta
Died March 18, 1703(1703-03-18) (aged 57)
Rome, Italy
Resting place Santa Maria in Traspontina
Nationality Maltese, Italian
Known for sculpture, painting

Suor Maria de Dominici (16451703) was a Maltese painter, sculptor, and a Carmelite nun. She was the daughter of a goldsmith and appraiser for the Knights of Malta. Two of her brothers, Raimondo and Francesco, were painters.[1] Raimondo's son Bernardo would write a contemporary art history book that included references to Maria.[2]

Biography

During her teens, de Dominici studied under the painter and sculptor Mattia Preti, who was painting and sculpting the interior of St. John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta. She is believed to have contributed.[3] Under his encouragement, she moved to Rome.[1]

Tribute

In 2010, a crater on Mercury was named after her.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Delia Gaze, ed. (1997). Dictionary of Women Artists 1. Taylor & Francis. pp. 4623.
  2. de Dominici, Bernardo. Vite dei pittori, scultori ed architetti napoletani.
  3. Fr Mark Cauchi, OSA Valletta (2013-02-16). "Mattia Preti, a friend of the poor and needy". Times of Malta.
  4. "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature". USGS Astrogeology Science Center.
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