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Sofonisba Anguissola
Sofonisba Anguissola (1532-1625) was a female portrait painter
from Cremona. She was the oldest of seven children, six of whom
were daughters. All of the daughters, but not the son possessed
artistic talent. Along with second oldest sister, Elena, she formally
studied art with Bernardino Campi, a local painter. Later in life,
Elena became a nun, and two sisters ended their art careers after
marriage, whilst the last sister passed away at an early age. She
was the painter of the Spanish King and Queen in Madrid. Sofonisba
also became the first internationally known woman artist, and was
recognized by prominent art authorities including Michelangelo,
who even critiqued Sofonishba's works, and offered her advice. She
became a wealthy patron of the arts when she went blind. In 1624,
one year before death, Sofonishba was visited by Sir Anthony Van
Dyck, who took influences from Sofonishba's art philosophies. She
died in Palermo in 1625.
The paintings are the excellent portrayal of the events and scenes
that we see around us. The painters are the best cameras of the
world. They reproduce many different types of pictures. They even
draw imaginary pictures that do not exist in this world. We tend
to use both thinned oil paints and dense oil paints. Masterpieces
can be dyed more than once, but each time it may be different from
the existing paintings.h
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