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.
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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