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Rh her father and the other competitors. She died universally lamented, at the age of twenty-six, 1665; by the execrable means of poison, the world was robbed of her, but it was never discovered by whom the deed was perpetrated. She was sumptuously interred in St. Dominico, in the sepulchre of Guido Reni, whose colouring in life she had followed. Her father never recovered this fatal blow, but lamented her to his death. She had two sisters, Barbara and Anna-Maria, who were painters of repute.

became the disciple of Giovanni Fratellini, who was then in high esteem, under whom she made a great progress in water colours and crayon painting. She afterwards went to France, where she learned the art of painting in oil, and executed several portraits of noble persons. She returned to Florence, and was patronised by the grand duke. One of her greatest performances is a picture, in which are represented the Portraits of the Imperial family.

left many letters and prayers, composed by herself, and translated from other languages into Latin; died 1629, aged twenty-one. She had two sisters almost as learned as herself.