Dorothea Broccardi was a fifteenth-century Clarissine nun, copyist, and limner.
Broccardi was a nun of the Poor Clare order in San Lino, Volterra. [1] Like many members of her community, she worked as a scribe, copyist, and limner. [2] According to historian Marilyn Dunn, "Her miniatures emphasize iconography over artistic aesthetics, presenting saintly models for the nuns." [3]
She collaborated closely with Marianus of Florence. [2] As his amanuensis, she copied his works, chose their titles, and illustrated them in watercolor. [1] Works copied and illuminated by Broccardi, identifiable by her Dorothea scripsit signature, [4] include:
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Dorothea Broccardi was a fifteenth-century Clarissine nun, copyist, and limner.
Broccardi was a nun of the Poor Clare order in San Lino, Volterra. [1] Like many members of her community, she worked as a scribe, copyist, and limner. [2] According to historian Marilyn Dunn, "Her miniatures emphasize iconography over artistic aesthetics, presenting saintly models for the nuns." [3]
She collaborated closely with Marianus of Florence. [2] As his amanuensis, she copied his works, chose their titles, and illustrated them in watercolor. [1] Works copied and illuminated by Broccardi, identifiable by her Dorothea scripsit signature, [4] include:
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link)