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contessa Lilian Priuli-Bon
1869–1952
An art writer with a strikingly international background, she is remembered for a close, thoughtful study of the Renaissance painter Sodoma. Her work helped bring fresh attention to an artist who had often been overshadowed by bigger names.
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Sodoma
by contessa Lilian Priuli-Bon
About the author
Born in 1869 and known as Contessa Lilian Priuli-Bon, she is identified in museum and library records as Swedish-Welsh-Italian. That mix of backgrounds gives her a distinctive place among early 20th-century writers on European art.
She is best known for Sodoma, a study of the Renaissance painter Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, first published in London by G. Bell in 1900 and later reissued. The book combines biography, criticism, and a catalogue of works, showing a serious and sustained engagement with Italian painting.
Although detailed biographical information is limited in the sources I could confirm, catalog and author records consistently place her lifespan from 1869 to 1952 and connect her lasting reputation to this art-historical work.