Sofonisba Anguissola

Italian | 1532 - 1625

Sofonisba Anguissola was an Italian Old Masters painter who was born in 1532. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Museum of Fine Arts, Boston have featured Sofonisba Anguissola's work in the past.Sofonisba Anguissola's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 946 USD to 391,171 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2003 the record price for this artist at auction is 391,171 USD for Portrait of Archduchess Johanna of Austria, sold at Dorotheum, Vienna in 2011. Sofonisba Anguissola has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for ArtDaily in March 2025. The artist died in 1625.

Artist's alternative names: Anguisciola

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Indo-Portuguese School. Goa. 18th century ,2024

By Sofonisba Anguissola

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Portrait of a lady - Sofonisba Anguissola

Portrait of a lady ,1531

By Sofonisba Anguissola

Portrait of a Child.

By Sofonisba Anguissola

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BILDNIS EINER EDEL GEKLEIDETEN DAME - Sofonisba Anguissola

BILDNIS EINER EDEL GEKLEIDETEN DAME ,1530

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Indo-Portuguese School. Goa. 18th century - Sofonisba Anguissola

Indo-Portuguese School. Goa. 18th century ,2024

By Sofonisba Anguissola

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BILDNIS EINER EDEL GEKLEIDETEN DAME ,1530

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BILDNIS EINES ADELIGEN KNABEN - Sofonisba Anguissola

BILDNIS EINES ADELIGEN KNABEN ,1530

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Jesús Bendiciendo a los Niños - Sofonisba Anguissola

Jesús Bendiciendo a los Niños ,1535

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Past Exhibitions

Making Her Mark: A History of Women Artists in Europe, 1400-1800

AGO, Art Gallery of Ontario

Toronto | Ontario | Canada

Mar 27,2024 - Jul 01,2024

Ingenious Women Women. Artists and their Companions

Kunstmuseum Basel, Hauptbau & Neubau

Basel | Switzerland

Mar 02,2024 - Jun 30,2024

The man without quality

MART, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto

Rovereto | Italy

Oct 26,2023 - Mar 03,2024

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Articles

ArtDaily 20/03/2025

For the first time on Open Access and via its website, the Museo Nacional del Prado is offering the computer programme Aracne, which facilitates the scientific study of canvases used by artists for their paintings.

ArtDependence Magazine 19/03/2025

Aracne is a software programme based on research and collaboration between the University of Seville and the Museo Nacional del Prado.

Daily Art Magazine 28/12/2023

The portrait of Elisabeth of Valois by Sofonisba Anguissola depicts a beautiful young Queen of Spain. However, while the imagery is intriguing, the friendship between the artist and sitter is fascinating.

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