Sofonisba Anguissola
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Summary
Sofonisba Anguissola was born on 1531[1] in Cremona[2]. She died on November 16, 1625[3], in Palermo[4]. She worked as a painter[5], artist[6], visual artist[7], and designer[8]. She ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,976 views/month, #7,020 of 1,000,298).[9]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: January 1, 1532[10], 1530[11]
- Date of death: 1625[12], 1626[13]
- Place of burial: Church of Saint George of the Genoese[14]
- Father: Amilcare Anguissola[15]
- Mother: Bianca Ponzoni Anguissola[16]
- Spouse: Fabrizio Moncada[17], Orazio Lomellino[18]
- Country of citizenship: Duchy of Milan[19]
- Field of work: painting[20], Renaissance painting[21]
- Position held: court painter[22]
- Notable work: Miniature Self Portrait (Anguissola, Boston)[23], Portrait Group with the Artist’s Father, Brother and Sister[24], Portrait of the Artist's Sisters Playing Chess[25], Portrait of a Boy at the Spanish Court[26]
- Sex or gender: female[27]
- Family: Anguissola[28]
- Movement: Mannerism[29], Renaissance[30]
- Genre: portrait painting[31], history painting[32], genre painting[33], religious painting[34], portrait[35]
- Commons category: Sofonisba Anguissola[36]
- Residence: Cremona[37]
- Family name: Anguissola[38]
- Given name: Sofonisba[39]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sofonisba Anguissola[40]
- Work location: Rome[41], Madrid[42], Palermo[43]
- Described at URL: https://smarthistory.org/sofonisba-anguissola/[44], https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/kb/article/viewFile/11215/5066[45]
- Relative: Ferrante Gonzaga[46]
- Student of: Bernardino Campi[47], Bernardino Gatti[48]
- Depicted by: Self-portrait at an Easel[49]
- Described by source: Women Painters of the World, from the time of Caterina Vigri, 1413-1463, to Rosa Bonheur and the present day, 1905[50], Teutsche Academie der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Künste[51], Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects[52], Schilder-boeck[53], Great Women Masters of Art[54], Invisible Women[55], 1000 Mesterværker: Europæisk malerkunst fra 13. til 19. århundrede[56], BEIC Digital Library[57], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[58], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[59], A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography[60]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Sofonisba Anguissola include Anguissola[61].
Why It Matters
Sofonisba Anguissola has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] She is known by 87 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
Entities named for her include Anguissola[61].
FAQs
Where was Sofonisba Anguissola born?
Sofonisba Anguissola was born in Cremona[2].
Where did Sofonisba Anguissola die?
Sofonisba Anguissola died in Palermo[4].
Who were Sofonisba Anguissola's parents?
Sofonisba Anguissola's father was Amilcare Anguissola[15]. Sofonisba Anguissola's mother was Bianca Ponzoni Anguissola[16].
Who was Sofonisba Anguissola married to?
Sofonisba Anguissola's spouses include Fabrizio Moncada[17] and Orazio Lomellino[18].
What did Sofonisba Anguissola do for work?
Sofonisba Anguissola worked as a painter[5], artist[6], visual artist[7], and designer[8].