Self Portrait

around 1554, Artist: Sofonisba Anguissola

 

 

Self Portrait

Born into a noble family from Cremona, Sophonisba was active as an internationally-renowned portrait painter until the end of her long life. She spent the years between 1560 and 1572 at the Spanish court as a lady-in-waiting and drawing teacher of Queen Isabelle de Valois. Unassuming yet self-assured, the artist is pointing at her name in the book she is holding. Despite its miniature-like format this self-portrait reflects the seriousness and ethos of her art: the faithful – unvarnished – rendering of Nature.

Location: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kabinett 6

Object data

Object Name

Painting

Culture

Italian, Lombard

Dated

around 1554

Artist

Sofonisba Anguissola (1531/35 Cremona - 1625 Palermo) - GND

Material

Poplar wood

Dimensions

Overall: 19,5 cm × 14,5 cm × 0,8 cm
Framed: 32,5 cm × 26,5 cm × 4 cm

Signed

Inscribed and dated in the book: Sophonisba Angussola Virgo seipsam fecit 1554

Image rights

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie

Inv. No.

Gemäldegalerie, 285

Provenance

1604 Coll. of Rudolf II (?); 1747/48 in the treasury

Depiction/Person

Sofonisba Anguissola (1531/35 Cremona - 1625 Palermo) - GND

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