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Carolina Carlesimo

フアナ・ロマーニ　/　ふあな・ろまーに

Painter from Italy

April 30, 1867 – June 13, 1923　・　Casalvieri, Province of Frosinone, Italy

Province of Frosinone
painter
model

My Take

Juana Romani fascinates me because she crossed a line most people of her era never could: she went from being the painted to being the painter. Born Carolina Carlesimo in rural Italy, she remade herself in Paris, first as an artists' model and then as a portraitist in her own right. That reversal of the gaze, from object to author, is exactly the kind of quiet defiance I admire. Her Salomé hints at an artist drawn to women who hold both allure and danger. A century after her death, I am glad to dust off a name that the canon too easily lets slip.

Overview

Juana Romani (born Carolina Giovanna Carlesimo; 30 April 1867 – 13 June 1923) was an Italian-born French portrait painter and artists' model.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Carolina Carlesimo
Name (Japanese): フアナ・ロマーニ
Reading: ふあな・ろまーに
Born: April 30, 1867 – June 13, 1923
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Rabbit
Origin: Casalvieri, Province of Frosinone, Italy
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: painter / model

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role	Year
Notable work	Salomé	—

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8B

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