Bernardino Campi Painting Sofonisba Anguissola by Sofonisba Anguissola

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Bernardino Campi Painting Sofonisba Anguissola by Sofonisba Anguissola

Bernardino Campi Painting Sofonisba Anguissola
1559
Mannerism
Oil on canvas
Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena, Italy

In a dark studio Campi looms out of the shadows to make eye contact with the viewer as he paints a portrait of his elaborately dressed student, Anguissola. This may be the first time Anguissola is the subject of her own work so portrays herself as fashionable and jovial instead of the usually stoic and contemplative artist portrait.

Sofonisba Anguissola
Mannerism, Baroque
Born: 1532, Cremona, Italy
Nationality: Italian
Died: 16 November 1625, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Sofonisba Anguissola 1532-1625

Anguissola was a Renaissance painter, born to a poor but noble family. She received a well-rounded education including the fine arts and her apprenticeship with local painters of the time set a precedent for women to be accepted as students of art

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