37. Sofonisba Anguissola (Italian, c. 1532-1625)

from left to right/top to bottom
     1. Bernardo Campi Painting Sofonisba, 1559, oil on canvas, (photo: WikiArt)
     2a. Portrait of Caterina Micaela of Spain, c. 1577-1579, oil on canvas, attributed to Anguissola on The Athenaeum
     2b. Lady in a Fur Wrap, c. 1577-1579, oil on canvas, attributed to El Greco on Art UK
     3. A Game of Chess1555, oil on canvasMuzeum Narodowe w Poznaniu
     4. Portrait of a Young Woman in Profileoil on canvasThe Hermitage
     5. Juana of Austria and a Young Girl, 1561-1562, oil on canvasIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum
     6. Elisabeth of Valois holding a portrait of Philip II, 1561-1565, oil on canvasPrado
     7. The Artist's Sister in the Garb of a Nun1551, oil on canvas, Southhampton City Art Gallery (photo: Art UK)
     8. Isabel von Valoisc. 1599, oil on canvasKunst Historisches Museum Wien
     9. Portrait of Prince Alessandro Farnese, c. 1560, oil on canvasNational Gallery of Ireland
    10. Self-Portrait1610, oil on canvas, (photo: WikiArt)
Links:
Sofonisba Anguissola on Wikipedia
"El Greco, Sofonisba Anguissola and the Authority of The Lady of Armiño" from M-Arte y Cultura Visual 
    This article details the controversy over the attribution of Portrait of Caterina Micaela of Spain
    It is in Spanish, but the Google Translation is fairly good--there are some hinky pronouns
More works by Sofonisba Anguissola on The Athenaeum
Day 127: Lucia Anguissola (Italian, c. 1536-c. 1565​) -- sister of Sofonisba Anguissola
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