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Sofonisba Anguissola

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Sofonisba Anguissola

Italian painter (c.1532-1625)

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About Sofonisba Anguissola

Sofonisba Anguissola 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 travelled to Rome where she was introduced to Michelangelo, who immediately recognized her talent, and to Milan, where she painted Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd 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. After the Queen's death, Philip helped arrange an aristocratic marriage for her. She moved to Sicily, and later Pisa and Genoa, where she continued to practice as a leading portrait painter.

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Sofonisba Anguissola via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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Occupation: painter, artist, visual artist, designer
Position held: court painter
Citizenship: Cremona
Born: 1531, 1532, 1530
Died: November 16, 1625, 1625, 1626

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