Sofonisba Anguissola
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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 wit
Self-Portrait, 1556, Lancut Museum, Poland
The artist's sisters are depicted in The Game of Chess, 1555. National Museum in Poznań
Family Portrait of Minerva, Amilcare and Asdrubale Anguissola, c. 1559
Portrait of Bianca Ponzoni Anguissola, the artist's mother, 1557
Elisabeth of Valois
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Elisabeth of France, or Elisabeth of Valois, was Queen of Spain as the third wife of Philip II of Spain.
Sofonisba Anguissola
…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. She later became an…
Portrait by Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, c. 1605
This painting by Eugène Isabey depicts Elisabeth, dressed more like a widow than a bride, swooning as she is led to the carriage that will bear her away from France to marry King Philip II of Spain. The Walters Art Museum
Elisabeth de Valois with her husband Philip II of Spain, from Catherine de Medici's Book of Hours
Portrait of Elisabeth of Valois and Isabella Clara Eugenia