Italy. 1552 - 1614
Portrait painting, mannerism
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c. 1532 Cremona, Italy - c.1625 Palermo, Italy. Known for: Pioneering female artist, portrait and religious painting, art teacher to royal Spanish court.
Sofonisba Anguissola (c.?1532 – 16 November 1625), also known as Sophonisba Angussola or Sophonisba Anguisciola, was an Italian Renaissance painter born in Cremona to a relatively poor noble family.... Read full biography
Sofonisba Anguissola (c.?1532 – 16 November 1625), also known as Sophonisba Angussola or Sophonisba Anguisciola, was an Italian Renaissance painter born in Cremona to a relatively poor noble family. She received a well-rounded education that included the fine arts, and her apprenticeship with local... Read full biography
Sofonisba Anguissola (c.?1532 – 16 November 1625), also known as Sophonisba Angussola or Sophonisba Anguisciola, was an Italian Renaissance painter born in Cremona to a relatively poor noble family. She received a well-rounded education that included the fine arts, and her apprenticeship with local painters set a precedent for women to be accepted as students of art. As a young woman, Anguissola traveled to Rome where she was introduced to Michelangelo, who immediately recognized her talent,... Read full biography
Sofonisba Anguissola (c.?1532 – 16 November 1625), also known as Sophonisba Angussola or Sophonisba Anguisciola, was an Italian Renaissance painter born in Cremona to a relatively poor noble family. She received a well-rounded education that included the fine arts, and her apprenticeship with local painters set a precedent for women to be accepted as students of art. As a young woman, Anguissola traveled to Rome where she was introduced to Michelangelo, who immediately recognized her talent, and to Milan, where she painted the Duke of Alba. The Spanish queen, Elizabeth of Valois, was a keen amateur painter and in 1559 Anguissola was recruited to go to Madrid as her tutor, with the rank of lady-in-waiting. She later became an official court... Read full biography
Sofonisba Anguissola (c.?1532 – 16 November 1625), also known as Sophonisba Angussola or Sophonisba Anguisciola, was an Italian Renaissance painter born in Cremona to a relatively poor noble family. She received a well-rounded education that included the fine arts, and her apprenticeship with local painters set a precedent for women to be accepted as students of art. As a young woman, Anguissola traveled to Rome where she was introduced to Michelangelo, who immediately recognized her talent, and to Milan, where she painted the Duke of Alba. The Spanish queen, Elizabeth of Valois, was a keen amateur painter and in 1559 Anguissola was recruited to go to Madrid as her tutor, with the rank of lady-in-waiting. She later became an official court painter to the king, Philip II, and adapted her style to the more formal requirements of official portraits for the Spanish court. After... Read full biography
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Slide 1 of 3: Portrait of Archduchess Johanna of Austria
Portrait of Archduchess Johanna of Austria
Sofonisba AnguissolaPortrait of Archduchess Johanna of Austria
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Portrait of Giuliano II. Cesarini, aged 14, with a page
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Recto: Portrait of a noblewoman/Verso: Saint Mary Magdalen (2)
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Figure, allegorical painting, fresco
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Italy. 1648 - 1729
Figure, religious genre painting, church altarpieces, ceiling decoration, fresco
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Painting
Italy. 1696 - 1782
Italian Rococo painting style
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Imaginary paintings of landscape with buildings, harbor scenes, rural countryside
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Classic landscape painting-panorama
Flemish, Belgium, France. 1601 - 1678
Landscape, figure in landscape, allegory and mythology painting
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Genre, village scene, allegory and biblical theme painting
Flemish, Belgium. 1581 - 1642
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