Giola Gandini

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Giola Gandini (May 19, 1906 – September 1941) was an Italian painter known for intimate scenes of women and domestic life. She was born in Parma to Ernesto Gandini and Diomira Di Centa from Venice. A childhood bout with polio limited her mobility and contributed to a quiet, secluded life.

Gandini studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia and in the atelier of painter Vincenzo De Stefani. Her paintings feature careful studies of women and everyday, private moments. Her artistic career lasted from 1929 until her death in 1941, and she took part in notable exhibitions, including the Rome Quadriennale in 1935 and the Venice Biennale in 1940. She was also an accomplished pianist. Gandini died in Venice in 1941 at the age of 35.

Her work has been recognized posthumously, including a 2014 exhibition in Mirano, Gabriella e le altre: quattro donne in Biennale, which highlighted four women artists.

Selected works include:
- Veduta del Canal Grande (1932)
- Sorelle che cuciono (1932)
- Donna che legge (1938)
- Natura morta (1940)
- Nudo con gambe accavallate (1940)
- Donna appoggiata (1941)
- Studio di figura (1941)