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[[Nun|Suor]] '''Maria de Dominici''' ([[Vittoriosa]], [[Malta]] 6th December 1645– [[Rome]], [[Italy]] 18th March 1703) was a Maltese painter, sculptor, and a [[Carmelites|Carmelite]] tertiary [[nun]]. Born into a family of artists, she was the daughter of a [[goldsmith]] and appraiser for the [[Knights of Malta]] <ref name=dwa>{{cite book|title=[[Dictionary of Women Artists]]|volume=1|editor=Delia Gaze|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year=1997|pages=462}}</ref>. Two of her brothers, Raimondo de Dominici and Francesco de Dominici, were painters.<ref name=dwa>{{cite book|title=[[Dictionary of Women Artists]]|volume=1|editor=Delia Gaze|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year=1997|pages=462}}</ref> Raimondo's son [[Bernardo de' Dominici|Bernardo]] would write a contemporary art history book that included references to Maria <ref>{{cite book|last=de Dominici|first=Bernardo|title=Vite dei pittori, scultori ed architetti napoletani}}</ref>. |
[[Nun|Suor]] '''Maria de Dominici''' ([[Vittoriosa]], [[Malta]] 6th December, 1645– [[Rome]], [[Italy]] 18th March, 1703) was a Maltese painter, sculptor, and a [[Carmelites|Carmelite]] tertiary [[nun]]. Born into a family of artists, she was the daughter of a [[goldsmith]] and appraiser for the [[Knights of Malta]] <ref name=dwa>{{cite book|title=[[Dictionary of Women Artists]]|volume=1|editor=Delia Gaze|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year=1997|pages=462}}</ref>. Two of her brothers, Raimondo de Dominici and Francesco de Dominici, were painters.<ref name=dwa>{{cite book|title=[[Dictionary of Women Artists]]|volume=1|editor=Delia Gaze|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year=1997|pages=462}}</ref> Raimondo's son [[Bernardo de' Dominici|Bernardo]] would write a contemporary art history book that included references to Maria <ref>{{cite book|last=de Dominici|first=Bernardo|title=Vite dei pittori, scultori ed architetti napoletani}}</ref>. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Revision as of 11:12, 10 March 2018
Maria de Dominici | |
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| Born | December 6, 1645 |
| Died | March 18, 1703 (aged 57) |
| Resting place | Santa Maria in Traspontina |
| Nationality | Maltese, Italian |
| Known for | sculpture, painting |
Suor Maria de Dominici (Vittoriosa, Malta 6th December, 1645– Rome, Italy 18th March, 1703) was a Maltese painter, sculptor, and a Carmelite tertiary nun. Born into a family of artists, she was the daughter of a goldsmith and appraiser for the Knights of Malta [1]. Two of her brothers, Raimondo de Dominici and Francesco de Dominici, 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 at the time. She is believed to have contributed.[3] She was a strong-minded and versatile person; characteristics clearly seen in the two wills she drafted [4].
Being a Carmelite tertiary nun, she was free to live outside the convent walls and away from the constraints of family ties. In Rome, she lived with a woman companion at her studio near San Giovanni dei Fiorentini [1].
Works
While in Malta, Maria de Dominici made a number of portable cult figures which were used during local religious festivities and street processions [1]. Several works are attributed to her name including The Visitation, in the Zebbug parish church; Beato Franco in the Carmelite church of Valletta and Annunciation in the Cathedral Museum of Valletta.
Tribute
In 2010, a crater on Mercury was named after her.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d Delia Gaze, ed. (1997). Dictionary of Women Artists. Vol. 1. Taylor & Francis. p. 462.
- ^ de Dominici, Bernardo. Vite dei pittori, scultori ed architetti napoletani.
- ^ Fr Mark Cauchi, OSA Valletta (2013-02-16). "Mattia Preti, a friend of the poor and needy". Times of Malta.
- ^ de Dominici, Bernardo. Vite dei pittori, scultori ed architetti napoletani.
- ^ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature". USGS Astrogeology Science Center.