page_title: Virginia Ramponi-Andreini
hierarchical_section_title: Virginia Ramponi-Andreini
caption_attribution_description: English: A portrait of the Italian actress and singer Virginia Ramponi Andreini, also known a "La Florinda", (1583 – c.1630) from The Feather Book, a series of images made entirely of bird feathers. The creator was Dionisio Minaggio, the Chief Gardener of the Duchy of Milan. The book primarily contained images of birds but also contained sets of images depicting hunters, tradesmen, musicians and commedia dell'arte actors. This portrait (plate 106) is from the collection of commedia dell'arte actors.
context_page_description: Virginia Ramponi-Andreini, also known by her stage name "La Florinda" was a celebrated Italian actress and singer. She was known for her performances in commedia dell'arte plays, many of them written for her by her husband Giambattista Andreini, and for having created the title role in Claudio Monteverdi's lost opera L'Arianna. She was born in Northern Italy in either Milan or Genoa. The exact date and place of her death are unknown.
context_section_description: Virginia Ramponi-Andreini, also known by her stage name "La Florinda" (1583 – c.1630) was a celebrated Italian actress and singer. She was known for her performances in commedia dell'arte plays, many of them written for her by her husband Giambattista Andreini, and for having created the title role in Claudio Monteverdi's lost opera L'Arianna. She was born in Northern Italy in either Milan or Genoa. The exact date and place of her death are unknown.
caption: Virginia Ramponi-Andreini depicted in The Feather Book of Dionisio Minaggio, 1618[1]
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