Amanzia Guérillot

Amanzia Ammirata Guérillot (20 April 1828, Milan - 1 December 1905, Boffalora sopra Ticino) was an Italian painter of French parentage; known primarily for vedute and still-lifes.

He also taught her the rudiments of oil painting, in exchange for French lessons for his niece.

She exhibited widely over the next few years, expanding her repertoire to animals, still lifes and portraits.

From 1853 to 1855, she created fourteen Stations of the Cross for the parish church in Gussago.

[2] In addition to their canvases they painted wooden soldiers, door panels, and decorations for mirrors, boxes and screens.