Portrait of Elisabeth of Valois
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Painting by Sofonisba Anguissola
ArtistSofonisba Anguissola
Year1561-1565
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions81.1 cm × 48.4 cm (31.9 in × 19.1 in)
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| Artist | Sofonisba Anguissola |
| Year | 1561-1565 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 81.1 cm × 48.4 cm (31.9 in × 19.1 in) |
| Location | Museo del Prado, Madrid |
Portrait of Elisabeth of Valois is an oil-on-canvas painting executed c.1561–1565 by the Italian artist Sofonisba Anguissola, now in the Museo del Prado, in Madrid.[1][2][3]
It shows Elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain.[4] Its iconography derives from Titian's Portrait of Elizabeth of Portugal, Philip's mother. Elisabeth is shown holding a miniature of Philip in her right hand,[5] whilst her black clothing testifies to the austerity of the Spanish court at that time.[6]
References
- ↑ Italian women artists from Renaissance to Baroque, Milano, Skira, 2007
- ↑ "A Tale of Two Women Painters: Sofonisba Anguissola and Lavinia Fontana".
- ↑ "Catalogue entry".
- ↑ (in Italian) Flavio Caroli, Sofonisba Anguissola e le sue sorelle, Milano, A. Mondadori, 1987
- ↑ (in Italian) Sofonisba Anguissola e le sue sorelle, Milano, Leonardo Arte, 1994, page 234
- ↑ (in Italian) Giovanna Motta, La Moda contiene la Storia e ce la racconta puntualmente, Edizioni Nuova Cultura, 2015 - 272 pagine.
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