Anna Banti

Anna Banti (born Lucia Lopresti in Florence on June 27, 1895; died in Massa on September 2, 1985) was a novelist, art historian, and translator.

Life and works

In youth she spent time in Rome, attending the University of Rome, and Bologna before returning permanently to Florence. At the University she received a degree in art history. Her pseudonym derived from "an exceptionally beautiful woman" she knew in her youth. She married art critic Roberto Longhi and in 1950 they founded the journal Paragone.^[1] She did several stories and works over the next decades, but she would become best known for a historical novel concerning Artemisia Gentileschi. One newspaper even headlined their report of Banti's death by saying Addio, Artemisia.^[2] This work revived interest in Artemesia's work and life.^[3]

Awards

• 1972 Bagutta Prize

References

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