Sofonisba AnguissolaIntimate portraitist and confidant to the queen

Sofonisba Anguissola was an Italian Badass Female Artist born in 1532. Anguissola contributed to the Italian Renaissance movement and died in 1625. Get notified when Sofonisba Anguissola's biography is complete:

Donatello

A celibate perfectionist revives classical sculpture

1386-1466

Giampietrino

Copying Leonardo da Vinci for fun and profit.

1495-1549

Sofonisba Anguissola

Intimate portraitist and confidant to the queen

1532-1625

1501 1700

The man who summoned angels

John Dee

Success against the odds

Catharina van Hemessen Sofonisba Anguissola

Finally, a renaissance master with soul

El Greco

Recipe for a prosperous life: make the emperor look good

Farrukh Beg

The Salvator Mundi sold for $450 million.
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Sofonisba AnguissolaIntimate portraitist and confidant to the queen

Self-portrait with Bernardino Campi

The Chess Game

Portrait of the Artist's Family

Self-portrait

Unknown Noblewoman