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Dominici, Maria de, 1645-1703

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Personal name headingDominici, Maria de, 1645-1703
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Variant(s)Maria, de Dominici, 1645-1703
Maria, de Dominicis, 1645-1703
Dominici, Maria de, suor, 1645-1703
See alsoTeacher: Preti, Mattia, 1613-1699
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Biography/History noteSuor Maria de Dominici (1645-1703) was a Maltese painter, sculptor, and Carmelite tertiary nun, a member of an artistic family, who studied with Mattia Preti in Malta before moving to Rome to set up her own studio.
LocatedMalta Italy
Birth date1645-12-06
Death date1703-03-18
Place of birthBirgu (Malta)
Place of deathRome (Italy)
Field of activityArt Painting Sculpture Monasticism and religious orders
AffiliationCarmelites
Special noteData contributed by the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Found inCMUS 00174 (online via HMML), viewed on February 23, 2023 (Maria de Dominicis; inscription on a drawing of the Annunciation, 17th century)
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Azzopardi, "Repertorio della collezione di disegni del Museo della Cattedrale di Malte," unpublished typescript, 1980 (Cathedral Museum inventory number 258; attribution given to Maria De Dominici)
"Dominici, Suor Maria de," in Dictionary of Women Artists, 1997: volume 1, p. 462 (Maltese sculptor and painter; born in Vittoriosa, Malta, 6 Dec. 1645, into a family of artists; died in Rome by May 1684; Carmelite tertiary nun in Malta; affiliated in Rome with the Carmelite church of Santa Maria in Traspontina; died in Rome, 18 March 1703; pupil of Mattia Preti in [Valletta] Malta; in Rome, had her studio in Vicolo dell'Agnello)