Ersilia Caetani Lovatelli
Ersilia Caetani-Lovatelli | |
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| Born | 12 October, 1840 |
| Died | 22 December, 1925 |
| Nationality | Kingdom of Italy |
| Known for | Early archaeologist |
| Spouse | Giovanni Lovatelli |
| Children | 6 |
Ersilia Caetani-Lovatelli or Ersilia Caetani (12 October, 1840 – 22 December, 1925) was an Italian art historian, cultural historian and archaeologist.
Life
Caetani-Lovatelli was born in Rome in 1840 to Michelangelo Caetani and the Polish Countess Calixta Rzewuski. Her mother was from the important Rzewuski family and the aristocratic Caetani family had featured in the history of Rome and Pisa.[1] She learnt Greek, Latin and Sanskrit and in 1859 she married Giovanni Lovatelli. Lovatelli was the first woman to become a member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, which is the oldest Italian scientific academy.[2]
When she was a widow she would open her salon at the Caetani Palace on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The salon attracted writers and composers such as Stendhal, Honoré de Balzac Nikolai Gogol and Franz Liszt. Actually the salon operated from 1870 to 1915 and her husband died in 1879. Caetani-Lovatelli was interested in archaeology and history and published papers on several subjects. Caetani-Lovatelli joined several academic societies. Around 1915 was the end of the salons in Italy as society became embroiled in the first world war.[3]
Caetani-Lovatelli died in Rome in 1925.[2]
References
- ^ "Caetani Family". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ a b Ersilia Lovatelli, Grace Mary Crowfoot, Brown.edu, Retrieved 12 October 2016
- ^ Gaetana Marrone; Paolo Puppa (26 December 2006). Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies. Routledge. pp. 1660–1661. ISBN 978-1-135-45530-9.
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