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The #Resurrection, 1547-1612, engraved by #DianaScultori (Italian, before 1530-after 1588). Source, Spaightwood Galleries, spaightwoodgalleries.com/Pages/Renais... #artherstory #womenartists #womenengravers #HappyEaster
A black and white engraving of Christ hovering in the air above 4 soldiers whom some force appears to have cast on the ground.
April 5, 2026 at 11:58 AM
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The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, unable to access date, engraved by #DianaScultori (Italian, before 1530-after 1588) after Giulio Romano. Held by the Museum of Fine Arts Budapest, www.mfab.hu/artworks/170... #FeastofStLawrence #StLawrence #artherstory #womenartists
An engraving depicting the martyrdom in the 3rd century of Saint Lawrence, who according to legend burned was alive on a large iron gridiron over hot coals.
August 10, 2026 at 12:52 PM
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The Visitation, 1588, engraved by #DianaScultori (Italian, before 1530-after 1588) after Vasari. Held at the @britishmuseum.bsky.social, www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o... #artherstory #womenartists #FeastOfTheVisitation
In the center of this engraving, St Elizabeth embraces the Virgin; at the left St Michael stands on a devil; and at right sits St Zacharias. In the background people stand on some stairs, leaning over the banister to view the scene below. Lettered along bottom is this text: 'Horatius Pacificus Formis / Giorgio Vasari Aretino in vent Diana Mantovana Romae Incideba, 1588 / Exultavit infans et repleta est mater.'
May 31, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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The archangels Michael, Gabriel & Raphael adoring the Virgin & Child, 1547-1612, engraved by #DianaScultori (Italian, before 1530-after 1588) after Giulio Romano. Held by the British Museum, britishmuseum.org/collection/o... #artherstory #womenartists #FeastOfTheHolyArchangels #FeastoftheArchangels
An engraving of the Madonna and Child floating on a cloud while below them on the ground stand the three archangels: Gabriel, Michael (standing with one foot on the conquered devil on the ground beneath him) and Raphael.
September 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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#Ascension, 1581, engraved by #DianaScultori (Italian, before 1542-after 1612). Inscribed "Raphael Regieni Inventor. Diana incidebat Romae 1581." Spaightwood Galleries, spaightwoodgalleries.com/Pages/Renais... #artherstory #womenartists #womenengravers #AscensionThursday
A black-and-white roundel depicting Christ ascending to heaven through clouds (in which faces of cherubim are visible). The perspective is from below, such that the viewer sees the bottom of Christ's right foot. His right hand is at his side; his left is stretched out perpendicular, and his left hand is open, palm down.
May 14, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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The Baptism of #SaintEustace, 1578, engraved by #DianaScultori (Italian, before 1530-after 1588) after Federico Zuccaro. Private collection? Source, onlineonly.christies.com/s/old-master... #artherstory #womenartists #FeastofStEustace #StEustace
An etching depicting a bearded cleric pouring water from a small basin or pitcher, over a man who kneels on the ground before him. Opposite the man is a woman, also kneeling, with her arms crossed over her breast. Between them are two naked toddlers. On either side are two boys or young men in robes, presumably helping the cleric. The boy at left holds a jar with both hands. The boy at right holds a book open, with the pages facing out.
September 20, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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#HolyFamily with St. John and a female saint presenting a basket of fruit, n.d., by #DianaScultori (c. 1547-1612). Held by the National Galleries of Scotland, www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-arti... #womenartists #artherstory #FeastOfTheHolyFamily
An etching of the Holy Family, a female saint and a young St. John the Baptist. The Madonna sits at the right, with the Christ Child in her lap. Joseph stands in the middle, leaning over the scene. The long-haired female saint kneels across from the child, handing Him a basket of fruit. The young St. John stands behind the saint. The figures appear to be outdoors, maybe on a porch or veranda; stone walls and pillars are visible in the background.
December 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Christ, attended by the ten Apostles, delivering the keys to St. Peter, C16th, engraved by #DianaScultori (Italian, before 1530-after 1588) after Raphael. Held by the V&A Museum, collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O115382... #artherstory #womenartists #FeastofSaintsPeterandPaul #FeastofStPeter
An engraving depicting, in an outdoor setting, a haloed Christ standing at left, pointing upward with his right forefinger and reaching a set of large keys down to a kneeling Peter, who is surrounded by the other apostles (who are standing).
June 29, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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The Virgin and Child in the clouds with St Clare and #StBartholomew standing below, 1585, engraved by #DianaScultori (Italian, before 1530-after 1588) after Raffaellino da Reggio. Held by the British Museum, www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o... #FeastofStBartholomew #artherstory #womenartists
An engraving of the Virgin and child in the clouds (among cherubim) with St Clare and St Bartholomew standing below, at the right and left respectively. St Clare holds a monstrance. Bartholomew holds a knife in his right hand. With his left hand he holds (apparently) his own flayed skin across his body, and he cradles a large book against his side with his left elbow. At ground level between the two saints in a small rectangular block containing lettering. According to the British Museum’s object page for this work, the inscription content is, “Dedicated on a plaque by the engraver to Cardinal Antonio Santorio, titular of S.Bartolommeo in Isola; on right 'Raphael Regiensis inventor/ Diana Mantuanus civis Volaterrana incidebat 1585'.”
August 24, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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The martyrdom of #SaintAgatha, 1577, engraved by #DianaScultori (Italian, before 1530-after 1588) after Ippolito Costa. Held at the @britishmuseum.bsky.social, www.britishmuseum.org/collection/i... #artherstory #womenartists #StAgatha #FeastofStAgatha
An engraved depiction of a haloed woman kneeling on one knee between two men - on a soldier, the other wielding the instrument of her torture. He is apparently about to remove one of her breasts, which is bared.
February 5, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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The Birth of #JohntheBaptist, 1547-1612, by #DianaScultori (Italian, before 1530-after 1588). Held by the Baillieu Library Print Collection, University of Melbourne, bpb-ap-se2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.unimel... #womenartists #artherstory #FeastOfStJohnTheBaptist #SolemnityoftheNativityofStJohntheBaptist
A black-and-white etching depicts a room with a high vau lted ceiling, full of women bustling about. In the background is a woman in a large bed, being attended to by other women. In the foreground to the left, 5 women bath a newborn (who has a halo) in a large basin. In the foreground to the right is a small dog. In a high window, God and two angels, supported on a cloud, look on.
June 24, 2024 at 3:18 PM