Talk:Sofonisba Anguissola

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Sophonisba Angussola

Sophonisba Angussola, an other page with same infos — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.208.114.111 (talk) 12:44, 5 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Questions

She was born in 1532 or 1535. We're told that her mother died when she was 4 or 5. The portait of her mother was painted in 1557. I just find it a bit strange. Shelley Konk (talk) 05:40, 11 November 2008 (UTC) I'm wondering why Vasari is listed as a possibly unreliable source. Granted, Vasari was wrong about many things, but is he being flagged as having an unreliable opinion about Anguissola or is it simply that we don't know which edition of Vasari is cited? Re the previous question, I don't have an answer, but on the one hand I'd say that it was hardly unusual for painters to do portraits of the dead, YET given the family constellation, it sounds as though the mother didn't die as early as stated. Someone should check on this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.148.204.127 (talk) 02:31, 6 April 2010 (UTC) I believe there should be citations for the information presented in her overview. Specifically, the part about her work becoming an example for other artists and opening the way for large numbers of women. In addition, I do not think we should make judgement statements about her most distinctive or attractive paintings without citing somethingBradyjj25 (talk) 16:48, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Nationality

Italy did not exist as a unified country, or even as a State, at the time she lived and therefore her "nationality" could not have been Italian. Where does that piece of info come from? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.228.32.250 (talk) 12:57, 11 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I think that's a good point. Her region was Lombardy. When she visited Florence, I don't know but I suspect the shift in language from Lombard dialect to Florentine dialect might have been challenging (for example), so it's a good thing to follow up on, in my opinion. 2603:7000:6402:9BAC:ED34:9617:2CD0:9921 (talk) 19:25, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Influence on other artists

The section on Historical Significance touches on this briefly, but I propose adding that Anguissola was an inspiration for Irene di Spilimbergo and Lavinia Fontana specifically. Something like this:

"Sofonisba Anguissola’s position and success in the court of Philip II influenced other female artists of the time. Lavinia Fontana expressed in a letter written in 1579 that she and another woman, Irene di Spilimbergo, had “set [their] heart[s] on learning how to paint” after seeing one of Anguissola’s portraits.^[1]"

I found my information on page 76 of the reference, should anyone like to read it.

Thoughts on where this would best be added, on wording, and on whether it should be added at all are appreciated! Ecradu01 (talk) 04:01, 22 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Fine, but make sure that it's clear the influence/inspiration was in terms of women being able to paint, rather than the normal stylistic meaning of "influenced" in art history. I don't think there's much of that. Fontana's father was a painter, which no doubt also had something to do with it. Irene di Spilimbergo was only 8 years younger than Anguissola, and whatever the letter says must I think have been quite far advanced in her training before seeing anything by her. She died when Fontana was 7 btw, in the same year Anguissola went to Spain, and it's hard to see how they (F &S) could have known each other. Johnbod (talk) 04:12, 22 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I wonder whether treating the Anguissola daughters all together might be a good idea? since they all shared influences when young, and one or two seem to have been at least as good as Sofonisba--but either went into convents, or got married, or otherwise followed a path that was not professional court painter. 2603:7000:6402:9BAC:ED34:9617:2CD0:9921 (talk) 19:27, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Jacobs, Frederika H. (1994). "Woman's Capacity to Create: The Unusual Case of Sofonisba Anguissola" (PDF). Renaissance Quarterly. 47 (1): 74-101. Retrieved 22 September 2016.

Contradiction

How was her family poor if they were noble? — THORNFIELD HALL^(Talk) 03:15, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[Jacobs-1] Jacobs, Frederika H. (1994). "Woman's Capacity to Create: The Unusual Case of Sofonisba Anguissola" (PDF). Renaissance Quarterly. 47 (1): 74-101. Retrieved 22 September 2016.

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