Maria de Dominici

Suor
Maria de Dominici
Born(1645-12-06)6 December 1645[1]
Vittoriosa, Hospitaller Malta
Died18 March 1703(1703-03-18) (aged 57)
Rome, Papal States
Resting placeSanta Maria in Traspontina
Nationality
  • Maltese
  • Italian
Known for
  • Sculpture
  • Painting

Suor Maria de Dominici (6 December 1645 – 18 March 1703) was a Maltese painter, sculptor, and a Carmelite tertiary nun. Born into a family of artists based in the city of Birgu (Vittoriosa),[2] she was the daughter of a goldsmith and appraiser for the Knights of Malta.[3] Two of her brothers, Raimondo de Dominici and Francesco de Dominici, were painters.[3] Raimondo's son Bernardo would write a contemporary art history book that included references to his aunt Maria.[4]

  1. ^ Gaze, Delia; Mihajlovic, Maja; Shrimpton, Leanda (1997). Dictionary of Women Artists: Introductory surveys ; Artists, A-I. Taylor & Francis. p. 462. ISBN 978-1-884964-21-3.
  2. ^ Hoe, Susanna (2015). Malta: Women, History, Books and Places. British Library: HOLO Books. pp. 3, 116, 117. ISBN 978-0-9572153-5-1.
  3. ^ a b Delia Gaze, ed. (1997). Dictionary of Women Artists. Vol. 1. Taylor & Francis. p. 462.
  4. ^ de Dominici, Bernardo (1840). Vite dei pittori, scultori ed architetti napoletani. Tip. Trani.