Baroness Lotus de Païni (née Elvezia Giulia Maria Gazzotti;[1] 28 November 1862 – 22 July 1953) was an Italian painter, sculptor, writer, and occultist.

[2] Lotus de Païni was born on 28 November 1862, in Copparo in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, and raised in Vallauris in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

[3] Her mother Thérèse Guignon was French from Vallauris, and her father Giuseppe Gazzotti was Swiss-born Italian.

[2] Her second marriage was c. 1900 to Paul Péralté, a surgeon, however the date was complicated by the French courts over her divorce not finalized.

[3] Around 1904, De Païni accompanied Paul Péralté on a trip to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), India and Tibet, which inspired a number of paintings.