Properzia de Rossi(1490-1530): Properzia de Rossi was born in Bologna, Italy. She was trained by Marcantonio Raimondi the engraver of Raphael's paintings. Properzia de Rossi was a sculptor whose first major success came when she won a competition to do the sculpture for the church of San Petronio. She was also a miniaturist who sculpted on peach stones and cherry pits.
