A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography/Cortesi, Giovanna Marmocchini
CORTESI, GIOVANNA MARMOCCHINI,
A celebrated Florentine artist, was born in 1670, and instructed by Livio Mechus, and Pietro Dandini but, by order of the grand-duchess, she was afterwards taught to paint in miniature by Hippolito Galantini. In that style she became very eminent for her colouring, drawing, and the striking likenesses she produced. She usually worked in oil, but also painted equally well with crayons. She died in 1736.