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Suor Plautila Research Paper

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During the Renaissance it was expected of women to be married off and then perform their duties as wives and mothers. Women were not allowed to hold any occupation outside of the home. I think joining a convent was an alternative to marriage because that was where women could learn how to read and paint, and where they could participate in activities that have been denied to them. Many women artists only used their first initial when signing their works so that they were not identified as women. Suor Plautilla Nelli fir example signed her works "S. Plautilla". Plautilla is the first known female painter in Florence who entered the Dominican convent of Santa Caterina da Siena in 1538. She studied and copied works from Agnolo Bronzino, Andrea

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