Diana Scultori

Diana Scultori, Diana Mantuana, or Diana Ghisi (b.1535 AD) was an Italian engraver from Mantua, Italy. She is one of the earliest known women printmakers. She was one of four children of the sculptor and engraver Giovanni Battista Ghisi and the sister of artist Adamo Scultori. Diana learned the art of engraving from her father and the artist Giulio Romano. She received her first public recognition as an engraver in Giorgio Vasari’s second edition of his Vites (1568). In 1565 she met her first husband, architect Francesco da Volterra (Capriani). The pair moved to Rome by 1575. Once in Rome, Diana used her knowledge of business within the art world to advance her husband's career. Soon after moving to Rome, on June 5, 1575, Diana received a Papal Privilege to make and market her own work. Sh

Diana Scultori

Diana Scultori, Diana Mantuana, or Diana Ghisi (b.1535 AD) was an Italian engraver from Mantua, Italy. She is one of the earliest known women printmakers. She was one of four children of the sculptor and engraver Giovanni Battista Ghisi and the sister of artist Adamo Scultori. Diana learned the art of engraving from her father and the artist Giulio Romano. She received her first public recognition as an engraver in Giorgio Vasari’s second edition of his Vites (1568). In 1565 she met her first husband, architect Francesco da Volterra (Capriani). The pair moved to Rome by 1575. Once in Rome, Diana used her knowledge of business within the art world to advance her husband's career. Soon after moving to Rome, on June 5, 1575, Diana received a Papal Privilege to make and market her own work. Sh