Plautilla Nelli

Sister Plautilla Nelli (1523- 1587) was an Italian woman painter during the Renaissance period, as well as a nun from Florence. She entered the monastery of Santa Caterina on Via Larga. Attributed to her are a "Marriage of St. Catherine" in Florentine Accademia and a "Christ & Apostles with Martha reproaching Mary". She is mentioned by Vasari in his second edition. She painted in the style of Fra Bartolomeo.

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*cite book | first= Maria|last= Farquhar| year=1855| title= Biographical catalogue of the principal Italian painters| editor = Ralph Nicholson Wornum | pages= page 112| publisher= Woodfall & Kinder, Angel Court, Skinner Street, London; Digitized by Googlebooks from Oxford University copy on Jun 27, 2006| id= | url= http://books.google.com/books?q=intitle:Wornum+intitle:principal+intitle:painters | authorlink=
*"Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors & Architects of the Order of S. Dominic" Vincenzo Fortunato Marchese Translated by C P Meehan Published 1852 James Duffy Original from the University of Michigan Digitized May 16, 2006 Google books