Margherita Caffi (1650 – 20 September 1710) was an Italian painter of still lifes of flowers and fruit. She was born Margherita Volo, in Milan to Francesco Volo (a still-life painter himself) and his wife, Veronica. In 1668, she married Ludivico Caffi (also a still-life painter) in Cremona. She settled in Piacenza in 1670. She is known to have had at least four children. She died in Milan at the age of sixty.[1]

Margherita Caffi
Born
Margherita Volo

1650 (1650)
Milan, Italy
Died1710 (aged 59–60)
Milan, Italy
NationalityItalian
Known forPainting
MovementStill Life
SpouseLudivico Caffi
Margherita Caffi (Milan 1650/51 - 1710) still life of flowers in a vase / natura morta di fiori in un vaso, oil on canvas, 39 x 30 cm, framed,
Margherita Caffi (Milan 1650/51 - 1710) from Dr. Jeffrey Lant Collection

There are a number of unsigned paintings depicting "still lives with flowers", previously attributed to Francesco Guardi, known as Pseudo-Guradi Maestro di Fiori Guardeschi, but now postulated as likely the work of either Francesco Duramano, Carlo Henrici, Elisabetta Marchioni, and/or Margherita.[2][3][4]

Still-Life with a Vase of Flowers by Margherita Caffi, private collection

References

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  1. ^ Gaze, Delia (1997). Dictionary of Women Artists: Artists, J-Z. Taylor & Francis. pp. 339–340.
  2. ^ Wikiart org website
  3. ^ [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4697215 Christies lot 4697215.
  4. ^ Catalogo Beni Culturali, Still-life with Flowers at Galleria Rizzi, Sestri Levante near Genoa.