Sofonisba Anguissola

Sofonisba Anguissola

Sofonisba Anguissola (c. 1532 – 16 November 1625), also known as Sophonisba Angussola or Sophonisba Anguisciola, was an Italian Renaissance painter born in Cremona to a relatively poor noble family. She received a well-rounded education that included the fine arts, and her apprenticeship with local painters set a precedent for women to be accepted as students of art. As a young woman, Anguissola traveled to Rome where she was introduced to Michelangelo, who immediately recognized her talent, and to Milan, where she painted the Duke of Alba. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sofonisba Anguissola has received more than 672,865 page views. Her biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Sofonisba Anguissola is the 99th most popular painter (up from 126th in 2019), the 333rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 415th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Italian Painter.

Sofonisba Anguissola was a 17th century Italian painter. She is most famous for her paintings of aristocratic women.