Chiara Spinelli di Belmonte - Self-portrait in Uffizi Gallery

Chiara Spinelli later the princess of Belmonte (1744-1823) was an Italian noblewoman and

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list. Spinelli was born in Naples, the daughter of Troiano, the ninth Duke of Laurino, but who also published in philosophy. In 1762 she married Antonio Francesco Pignatelli, the prince of Belmonte, becoming his second wife. She was also the mistress of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies. She took part in the revolution which led to the creation of the Parthenopean Republic in 1799; at its collapse she was exiled to France. A self-portrait by Spinelli is held in the collection of the Uffizi in Florence; it was originally displayed alongside those of

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.Piero Pacini, ''Le Sedi dell'Accademia del Disegno: al "Cestello" e al "Crocetta"'' (Florence: Leo S. Olschki, 2001), p. 248

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1744 births 1823 deaths Neapolitan princesses Italian women painters 18th-century Italian painters 18th-century Italian women artists Pastel artists Painters from Naples {{Italy-noble-stub