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Elisabetta Sirani

An Allegory of Fame

An Allegory of Fame, 1657, Elisabetta Sirani
87.6 cm114.9 cm

An Allegory of Fame is a Neoclassical Oil on Canvas Painting created by Elisabetta Sirani in 1657. It lives in a private collection. The image is in the Public Domain, and tagged Allegory and Angels. Source

An Allegory of Fame is one of ten octagonal paintings of mythical subjects by Elisabetta Sirani — created when she was only 19 years old.

Source: sothebys.com
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