short biography

Sofonisba Anguissola (b. 1531/32, Cremona / Itay, d. 1625, Palermo / Italy) was a portrait and genre painter in the Renaissance. From 1559 until 1568 she was Court lady at the court of Philip II of Spain and painted the king and his family. Sofonisba Anguissola studied with Bernardino Campi and Bernardino Gatti.

http://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/list.php?m=a&s=tu&aid=5511

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  • 20. Oct 29. Jan 2006
    Self Portrait National Portrait Gallery, London