Anguissola, Sofonisba

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Title

Anguissola, Sofonisba

Family (Last) Name

Anguissola

Given Name

Sofonisba

Alternate Name

Angosciola
Anguisciola
Angussola

Artist's Gender

Female

Year of Birth

1525 – 1535

Place of Birth

Italy, Lombardy, Cremona

Year of Death

November 1625 – 1625

Place of Death

Italy, Sicily, Palermo

Child of (Provide Family Name/Given Name for parent)

Anguissola, Amilcare
Ponzoni, Bianca

Spouse of spouse/life partner (Provide Family Name/Given Name of partner/s)

de Moncado, Don Fabrizio
Lomellino, Orazio

Associated Court(s) [Dynasty or Era or Family Name (i.e. Tudor or Ming)]

del Monte, Pope Julius III

Associated Court Ruler (Family Name, Given Name)

del Monte, Pope Julius III

Court Patron (if not ruler) (Family Name, Given Name)

Valois, Elisabeth;

Court Patron's Title (i.e. Empress)

Queen Consort of Spain;

Identifier

Dama de la Reina
Portrait Painter to the Queen
Attendant to the Infanta Isabella

Patron/s (Family Name/Given Name)

Contributor

A number of (at least 12) self-portraits;
Child Bitten by a Crayfish;
Self-Portrait Before an Easel;
Self-Portrait Before a Spinet;
Old Woman Learning the Alphabet, Mocked by a Young Girl;
Portrait of Giulio Clovio holding self-portrait by Levina Teerlinc;
Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia;
Holy Family;
the Pietà;
Virgin Suckling the Infant Christ;

Locations Active

Spain, Madrid
Italy, Lombardy, Cremona
Italy, Sicily, Palermo

Knows by Reputation (Provide Family Name/Given name of individual)

Campi, Bernardino
Gatti, Bernardino (Il Sojaro)
Buonarotti, Michelangelo
Coello, Alonso Sanchez

Associated Media (Substantiating Bibliographic Information to Support Data Provided)

Grove Art Online: https://www-oxfordartonline-com.libdata.lib.ua.edu/groveart/view/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.001.0001/oao-9781884446054-e-7000003005#oao-9781884446054-e-7000003005;
Gaze, Delia (ed.), Dictionary of Women Artists, Vol. 1. (London: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997) 188-191.
Christina Strunck, "Female Court Artists: Women’s Career Strategies in the Courts of the Early Modern Period."

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Title Alternate label Class
Isabel de Valois holding a Portrait of Philip II Artist/Maker/Creator Family (Last) Name Physical Object
The Holy Family with Saints Anne and John the Baptist Artist/Maker/Creator Family (Last) Name Physical Object
Queen Anna of Austria Artist/Maker/Creator Family (Last) Name Physical Object
Philip II Artist/Maker/Creator Family (Last) Name Physical Object
Employer Of
Title Alternate label Class
Habsburg, Philip II Patron of (Artist Family Name/Given Name; if more than one, hit enter/return to place on separate lines) PersonConcept
Relation
Title Alternate label Class
Isabel Holding a Portrait of Phillip II by Sofonisba Anguissola Isabel Holding A Portrait of Phillip II Physical Object

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