Theresa Maria Coriolano (1620–1671) was an Italian engraver of the

Baroque The Baroque ( , , ) is a Western Style (visual arts), style of Baroque architecture, architecture, Baroque music, music, Baroque dance, dance, Baroque painting, painting, Baroque sculpture, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from ...

period. Coriolano was born in

Bologna Bologna ( , , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is the List of cities in Italy, seventh most populous city in Italy, with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its M ...

, the daughter of the engraver Bartolommeo Coriolano, and was instructed in painting by

Elisabetta Sirani Elisabetta Sirani (8 January 1638 – 28 August 1665) was an Italian Baroque painter and printmaker who died in unexplained circumstances at the age of 27. She was one of the first women artists in early modern Bologna, who became a successful p ...

. She etched a small plate of the Virgin, half-length, with the Infant Jesus.

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* 1620 births 1671 deaths Artists from Bologna Italian engravers 17th-century Italian women artists Italian women engravers Catholic engravers Female Catholic artists {{Italy-engraver-stub