Anne Donnelly
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Born1932 (age 93–94)
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
AlmamaterNational College of Art
Spouse
Children4, including Margaret Mazzantini and Giselda Volodi
Anne Donnelly | |
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| Born | 1932 (age 93–94) Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | National College of Art |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4, including Margaret Mazzantini and Giselda Volodi |
| Relatives | Pietro Castellitto (grandson) |
| Website | www |
Anne Donnelly (born 1932) is an Irish artist living in Italy.
Born in Belfast, Donnelly grew up in County Carlow. She studied in the National College of Art in Dublin graduating in 1953 and then went on to the Escuela de Bellas Artes in Madrid before finishing at the Ecole Julienne in Paris in 1956. While in Paris, Donnelly met her husband Carlo Mazzantini who died in 2006. They had four daughters, including the novelist Margaret Mazzantini and the actress Giselda Volodi.[1]
The whole family spent time travelling in France, Spain, Ireland and Morocco through the late 50s and early 60s. They settled initially in Tuscany and finally in Tivoli.[1]