Eleonora Monti

Eleonora Monti (20 July 1727 – 1765) was an 18th-century Italian artist best known as a portraitist. She spent much of her career in the city of Brescia, Venice, but is also affiliated with the city of Bologna. She was made an honorary member of the Accademia Clementina in Bologna in 1767, one of few women painters at the time to be recognized institutionally.

Biography Monti was the daughter of Francesco Monti, an artist, and Teresa Marchioni. Her father began to formally instruct her when she was 12 years old. She recopied various subjects proposed by her father in such an exact and measured way, that Elenora decided to dedicated herself to painting portraits, a specialization which required particular precision. Crespi cites Monti's education, specifically her command of the French language, as an important aspect of her relationship with patrons.