Arcangela Paladini

Arcangela Paladini (or Arcangiola Palladini) (Pisa 1599 – Florence 1622) was an Italian painter, singer and poet.

[2] After moving from Pisa to Florence in 1615, she began working under acclaimed Mannerist painter Jacopo Ligozzi.

In addition to being a skilled painter, she also created embroidered works, such as portraits and images of flowers, foliage, and various types of wildlife.

[8] She initially lived in the monastery of Saint Agatha, where she was supported by the Grand Duchess Maria Maddalena de' Medici, who later became her main benefactor.

[9] Paladini died at the age of 23 (six years after her marriage) in Florence in 1622 and was buried in the church of Santa Felicità where the Grand Duchess commissioned a tomb memorial, a rare honor.