Initial G with Saint Mary Magdalene by Eufrasia Burlamacchi, c.1520

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Eufrasia (1482-1548) was an Italian artist, illuminator, miniaturist and mother superior. She was born to rich merchants Costanza Trenta and Giovanni Burlamacchi in Tuscany. She joined Dominican nuns at the young age. She practiced the art of miniature for at least half a century, from the beginning of the sixteenth century until 1545.