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 Chess, 1555, oil on canvas, Muzeum Narodowe w Poznaniu
     4. Portrait of a Young Woman in Profile, oil on canvas, The Hermitage
     5. Juana of Austria and a Young Girl, 1561-1562, oil on canvas, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
     6. Elisabeth of Valois holding a portrait of Philip II, 1561-1565, oil on canvas, Prado
     7. The Artist's Sister in the Garb of a Nun, 1551, oil on canvas, Southhampton City Art Gallery (photo: Art UK)
     8. Isabel von Valois, c. 1599, oil on canvas, Kunst Historisches Museum Wien
     9. Portrait of Prince Alessandro Farnese, c. 1560, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Ireland
    10. Self-Portrait, 1610, 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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