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Her father, Amilcare, accompanied Sofonisba and her sister Elena to the painter Bernardino Campi's studio.

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Her father, Amilcare, accompanied Sofonisba and her sister Elena to the painter Bernardino Campi's studio.

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Soon the name and ability of Anguissola as a portraitist spread among artists and patrons:

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Soon the name and ability of Anguissola as a portraitist spread among artists and patrons:

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the painter  died on 16 November and was buried in Palermo, in the church of San Giorgio dei Genovesi. 

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the painter  died on 16 November and was buried in Palermo, in the church of San Giorgio dei Genovesi. 

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His experience as an artist paved the way for women painters, until then present in art only as a subject, but never as official protagonists.

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his father, Amilcare Anguissola , was a great art enthusiast

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She was born in Cremona in 1532

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Anguissola was the first case of female artist famous not only in Italy but also abroad

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Anguissola was the first case of female artist famous not only in Italy but also abroad

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Amilcare worked to make Sofonisba and her 5 sisters study literature, music and painting

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Amilcare worked to make Sofonisba and her 5 sisters study literature, music and painting

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all daughters became painters but Sophonisba excelled

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- the marriage lasted a few years, as Fabrizio Moncada was killed during a pirate attack while he was heading by sea to the court of Philip II
- Anguissola wanted to dedicate to her husband’s memory the painting Madonna dell'Itria, in which the face of the Virgin is a self-portrait and two small boats are represented to remember the fate suffered by her wife.

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she was a guest for a long time in Madrid at the court of Philip II.

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Here Sophonisba applied the characteristic elements of the mannerist style acquired at Portraiture. 

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Here Sophonisba applied the characteristic elements of the mannerist style acquired at Portraiture. 

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She specialized in portraiture

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- Sofonisba continued to paint, although he began to suffer from an important problem of sight that worsened over time, making it impossible for him to continue painting

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Sofonisba was called to the court as the lady of honor of the young Elisabeth of Valois, engaged to Philip II, to give her painting lessons 

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Sofonisba was called to the court as the lady of honor of the young Elisabeth of Valois, engaged to Philip II, to give her painting lessons 

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Sofonisba’s first works were portraits of his family, especially her sister Elena

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Received from Sophonisba’s father some of his drawings, and wanted to congratulate her.

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In particular, Michelangelo was positively impressed by a drawing depicting Anguissola’s little brother Asdrubale just bitten by a crab.
Buonarotti recognized the artist’s excellent ability to capture the child’s expression of pain.