Elisabetta Sirani
Facts & Information – 
- Baroque painter and printmaker and was one of Bologna’s most innovative and influential artists
- She was a pioneering female artist in early modern Bologna, and established an academy for other women artists
- She died in unexplained circumstances at the age of 27 – some believed her maidservant poisoned her, but nothing was ever determined. She had a large, lavish funeral that the entire city celebrated and honored
Story Idea(s) –
- Someone came after her/threatened her because of her work with trying to each women to make art – therefore causing her odd, early death
- From the perspective of one of Elisabetta’s students, hearing of the death of her mentor, the funeral, and the backlash from the community afterwards