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Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. · Chapter 22Women in the Fine Arts (20)
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Ziesensis, Margaretta. There were few women artists in the Scandinavian countries in the early years of the eighteenth century. Among them was Margaretta Ziesensis, a Danish lady, who painted a large number of portraits and some historical subjects.
She was best known, however, for her miniature copies of the works of famous artists. These pictures were much the same in effect as the "picture-miniatures" now in vogue. Her copy of Correggio's Zingarella was much admired, and was several times repeated.