ANGUISSOLA - Gamberini, Cecilia: — Sofonisba Anguissola. (Illuminating Women Artists)

04 2024 (29 x 25 cm), 144 pp English text, 55 colour ills., hardcover. In the series Illuminating Women Artists. Sofonisba Anguissola (c.1532–1625), an Italian Renaissance painter, was one of the first women artists of Europe to establish an international reputation during her lifetime. This book explores the evolution of Anguissola’s art from her training in Cremona, through her service at the court of Philip II in Madrid, to her later years as a married woman in Sicily and Genoa. The volume places special emphasis on the social, political and cultural preconditions surrounding her role and status at the Spanish court. Focusing on her education, her noble status, her family ties, and her connections with noble courts in Spain and Italy, this work draws on recent discoveries made by the author, as well as archival documentation, to reinterpret Anguissola and her artistic legacy.