Margherita Caffi

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 age 60.[1]

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

Margherita Caffi
Born	Margherita Volo 1650 Milan, Italy
Died	1710 (aged 59–60) Milan, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Known for	Painting
Movement	Still Life
Spouse(s)	Ludivico Caffi

Margherita Caffi (Milan 1650/51 - 1710) from Dr. Jeffrey Lant Collection

References

1. Gaze, Delia (1997). Dictionary of Women Artists: Artists, J-Z. Taylor & Francis. pp. 339–340.

• Bryan, Michael (1886). Robert Edmund Graves (ed.). Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical (Volume I: A-K). York St. #4, Covent Garden, London; Original from Fogg Library, Digitized May 18, 2007: George Bell and Sons. p. 208.CS1 maint: location (link)