deaths
March 18, 1703
Maria de Dominici, Maltese sculptor and painter (born 1645)
Maria de Dominici
Suor Maria de Dominici was a Maltese painter, sculptor, and a Carmelite tertiary nun. Born into a family of artists based in the city of Birgu (Vittoriosa), she was the daughter of a goldsmith and appraiser for the Knights of Malta. Two of her brothers, Raimondo de Dominici and Francesco de Dominici, were painters. Raimondo's son Bernardo would write a contemporary art history book that included references to his aunt Maria.
March 18
March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 288 days remain until the end of the year.