Antonia Uccello (1446-1491) was the daughter of the artist Paolo Uccello. The Carmelite nun was mentioned by Giorgio Vasari as "a daughter who knew how to draw." She was even noted as a "pittoressa," a paintress, on her death certificate. Her style and her skill remains as mystery as none of her work is extant. Paolo Uccello. ... Origin and early history Carmelites (in Latin Ordo fratrum Beatæ Virginis Mariæ de monte Carmelo) is the name of a Roman Catholic order founded in the 12th century by a certain Berthold (d. ... Giorgio Vasari (Arezzo, Tuscany July 3, 1511 - Florence, June 27, 1574) was an Italian painter and architect, mainly known for his famous biographies of Italian artists. ...