Chapter 1
The courtly pioneers of Cremona
Chapter 2
The sacred studios behind convent walls
Chapter 3
The professional workshop leader
Chapter 4
The dramatic avenger of the Baroque
Chapter 5
The grand erasure and modern rediscovery
YOUR GOAL
Master of Renaissance masters who painted in the shadows
Ch 1 · The courtly pioneers of Cremona
andy The Anguissola Sisters
We painted our lives in Cremona, but history signed a man's name!
andy The Courtly Pioneers of Cremona
We make our move, we make our move! The sisters paint the game.
BETA
andy Decode hidden signatures on Renaissance canvases to discover the forgotten women artists erased from history.
Fun Fact
Royal salary: Sofonisba Anguissola was paid by the Spanish court in expensive textiles and jewelry rather than cash.
Quiz
Whom did Sofonisba Anguissola tutor in painting while serving at the Spanish court in Madrid?
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What intellectual game did Sofonisba Anguissola paint her sisters playing in her famous 1555 masterpiece?
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How many self-portraits did Sofonisba Anguissola paint during her lifetime to establish her identity as an artist?
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Which famous Flemish Baroque painter visited a 97-year-old Sofonisba Anguissola in Palermo in 1629?
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In which Italian city was the pioneering Renaissance painter Sofonisba Anguissola born around 1532?
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Which legendary Renaissance master mentored Sofonisba Anguissola after seeing her drawing of a boy bitten by a crawfish?
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What was unusual about Sofonisba Anguissola's family background compared to most other female Renaissance artists?