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Sofonisba Anguissola: The 45 Most Famous Paintings, Documented

Opdateret oktober 2026 · rangeret efter vores popularitetsscore (søgninger, besøg og ordrer for hvert værk) · 46 værker af Sofonisba Anguissola i vores katalog

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According to this ranking, Portrait of the Artist's Sisters Playing Chess (1555) is the most famous painting by Sofonisba Anguissola; the Muzeum Narodowe w Pozaniu, Poznań, holds it. It is followed by Three children with dog (1590) and Self-portrait aged 78 (1610). This list draws on the 46 works by Sofonisba Anguissola in the catalogue and records the 45 most famous, with date, holding museum and description for each entry.

1532 – 1625, Cremona Renaissance Flest værker: Museo del Prado

Sofonisba Anguissola: top 10 entries of the list

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Three children with dog (1590) af Sofonisba Anguissola

Three children with dog

1590 · Oil On Canvas · Corsham Court, Corsham

Three children with dog is a portrait group by Sofonisba Anguissola. Dating to about 1590, the work functions as a family portrait. The composition centers on three children accompanied by a small dog, a common theme for Renaissance commissions intended to commemorate lineage.

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Self-portrait aged 78 (1610) af Sofonisba Anguissola

Self-portrait aged 78

1610 · Acrylic On Canvas · Gottfried Keller Foundation, Winterthur

Sofonisba Anguissola’s *Self-portrait Aged 78*, completed in 1610, stands as a testament to the extraordinary achievements of a woman artist during the Renaissance—a period fiercely resistant to female participation in intellectual pursuits and artistic creation. More than just a likeness of the artist herself, this painting embodies the spirit of humanist ideals prevalent at the time, presenting Anguissola not merely as an individual but as a symbol of feminine resilience…

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A Man with his Daughter (1580) af Sofonisba Anguissola

A Man with his Daughter

1580 · Oil · Nationalmuseet i Warszawa, Warszawa

In this intimate portrait, titled A Man with his Daughter, Sofonisba Anguissola captures a quiet moment of familial connection. The composition focuses on a man and his young daughter, presenting a study of a father and child in a close, vertical arrangement. There is a sense of stillness in the way the figures are positioned against a dark, indistinct background, which directs all attention to the subjects themselves.

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Virgin and Child (1570) af Sofonisba Anguissola

Virgin and Child

1570 · Oil · Statens Museum for Kunst, København

In this monochrome portrait, Sofonisba Anguissola presents the "Virgin and Child" with a profound sense of intimacy. The composition is a close-up, centering the viewer's attention entirely on the two figures. Through an eye-level perspective, we are brought directly into the private, quiet space shared by the subjects. The religious subject matter is handled with a gentle touch, portraying the Virgin Mary as she looks down lovingly at the sleeping…

Sofonisba Anguissola: list continued, 11 to 45

11Portrait of a Couple (1570) af Sofonisba AnguissolaPortrait of a Couple1570 · Galleria Doria Pamphilj 12Infantin Isabella Clara Eugenia (1573) af Sofonisba AnguissolaInfantin Isabella Clara Eugenia1573 13Young Man (1600) af Sofonisba AnguissolaYoung Man1600 · Detroit Institute of Arts 14Portrait of a Young Lady (1580) af Sofonisba AnguissolaPortrait of a Young Lady1580 · Museo Lázaro Galdiano 15Portrait of Giuliano II Cesarini aged 14 (1586) af Sofonisba AnguissolaPortrait of Giuliano II Cesarini aged 141586 16Madonna Suckling the Infant Christ (1598) af Sofonisba AnguissolaMadonna Suckling the Infant Christ1598 · Szépművészeti Múzeum 17Portrait of Francesco Maria II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino (1549–1631) (1600) af Sofonisba AnguissolaPortrait of Francesco Maria II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino (1549–1631)1600 18Elisabeth of Valois (1565) af Sofonisba AnguissolaElisabeth of Valois1565 · Museo del Prado 19Portrait of a Boy at the Spanish Court (1570) af Sofonisba AnguissolaPortrait of a Boy at the Spanish Court1570 · San Diego Museum of Art 20Self-Portrait (1550) af Sofonisba AnguissolaSelf-Portrait1550 · Museo Poldi Pezzoli 21Self-Portrait Playing the Spinet (1556) af Sofonisba AnguissolaSelf-Portrait Playing the Spinet1556 · Museo di Capodimonte 22The Artist (1564) af Sofonisba AnguissolaThe Artist1564 23Asdrubale Bitten by a Crawfish (1554) af Sofonisba AnguissolaAsdrubale Bitten by a Crawfish1554 · Museo di Capodimonte 24Bernardino Campi Painting Sofonisba Anguissola (1559) af Sofonisba AnguissolaBernardino Campi Painting Sofonisba Anguissola1559 · Pinacoteca Nazionale 25Self-Portrait (1554) af Sofonisba AnguissolaSelf-Portrait1554 · Kunsthistorisches Museum 26Old Woman Studying the Alphabet with a Laughing Girl (1550) af Sofonisba AnguissolaOld Woman Studying the Alphabet with a Laughing Girl1550 · Galleria degli Uffizi 27Family Portrait, Minerva, Amilcare and Asdrubale Anguissola (1557) af Sofonisba AnguissolaFamily Portrait, Minerva, Amilcare and Asdrubale Anguissola1557 · Nivaagaards Malerisamling 28Portrait of a Canon of the Lateran af Sofonisba AnguissolaPortrait of a Canon of the LateranFondazione Brescia Musei 29Profile Portrait of a Young Woman af Sofonisba AnguissolaProfile Portrait of a Young WomanHermitage Museum 30Self-Portrait (1556) af Sofonisba AnguissolaSelf-Portrait1556 · Museum of Fine Arts 31Self-Portrait at the Easel (1556) af Sofonisba AnguissolaSelf-Portrait at the Easel1556 · Muzeum-Zamek 32Portrait of Giovanni Battista Caselli (1557) af Sofonisba AnguissolaPortrait of Giovanni Battista Caselli1557 · Museo del Prado 33A portrait of a young Alessandro Farnese, the future Duke of Parma (1562) af Sofonisba AnguissolaA portrait of a young Alessandro Farnese, the future Duke of Parma1562 · National Gallery of Ireland 34Portrait of the Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia (1599) af Sofonisba AnguissolaPortrait of the Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia1599 35Portrait of Bianca Ponzoni Anguissola, the artist's mother (1557) af Sofonisba AnguissolaPortrait of Bianca Ponzoni Anguissola, the artist's mother1557 · Gemäldegalerie 36Portrait of Massimiliano Stampa (1557) af Sofonisba AnguissolaPortrait of Massimiliano Stampa1557 · Walters Art Museum 37Portrait of a Nun (1551) af Sofonisba AnguissolaPortrait of a Nun1551 · City Art Gallery 38Portrait of Philipp II of Spain (1570) af Sofonisba AnguissolaPortrait of Philipp II of Spain1570 · Museo del Prado 39Portrait of Minerva Anguissola af Sofonisba AnguissolaPortrait of Minerva AnguissolaPinacoteca di Brera 40Infantas Isabella Clara Eugenia and Catalina Micaela (1570) af Sofonisba AnguissolaInfantas Isabella Clara Eugenia and Catalina Micaela1570 · Royal Collection 41Portrait of Juana of Austria with a Young Girl (1561) af Sofonisba AnguissolaPortrait of Juana of Austria with a Young Girl1561 · Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 42Portrait of Anna of Austria (1549-1580) (1573) af Sofonisba AnguissolaPortrait of Anna of Austria (1549-1580)1573 · Museo del Prado 43Self-portrait (1552) af Sofonisba AnguissolaSelf-portrait1552 44Self-portrait (1558) af Sofonisba AnguissolaSelf-portrait1558 · Fondation Custodia 45Self-Portrait (1560) af Sofonisba AnguissolaSelf-Portrait1560 · Musée Condé

Sofonisba Anguissola: works by period

Principal subjects in the work of Sofonisba Anguissola

The four subjects most frequently represented among these works, each with its best-known example.

Sofonisba Anguissola: holding museums

De 8 museer, der rummer flest af malerierne på denne side.

Museum By Værker af Sofonisba Anguissola Malerier fra denne liste
Museo del Prado, MadridMuseo del Prado Madrid 4 Elisabeth of Valois, Portrait of Giovanni Battista Caselli, Portrait of Philipp II of Spain
Kunsthistorisches Museum, WienKunsthistorisches Museum Wien 2 Portrait of Queen Elisabeth of Spain, Self-Portrait
Museo di Capodimonte, NapoliMuseo di Capodimonte Napoli 2 Self-Portrait Playing the Spinet, Asdrubale Bitten by a Crawfish
Muzeum Narodowe w Pozaniu, PoznańMuzeum Narodowe w Pozaniu Poznań 1 Portrait of the Artist's Sisters Playing Chess
Corsham Court, CorshamCorsham Court Corsham 1 Three children with dog
Gottfried Keller Foundation, WinterthurGottfried Keller Foundation Winterthur 1 Self-portrait aged 78
Nationalmuseet i Warszawa, WarszawaNationalmuseet i Warszawa Warszawa 1 A Man with his Daughter
Basque Museum, BayonneBasque Museum Bayonne 1 Portrait of Diane d'Andouins and her daughter

Sofonisba Anguissola by decade: the most famous painting of each

Værker per årti

Select a decade to display its principal painting.

Sofonisba Anguissola: questions and documented answers

Which Sofonisba Anguissola painting heads the list of most famous works?Display the answer

Portrait of the Artist's Sisters Playing Chess (1555), Muzeum Narodowe w Pozaniu, Poznań. The following entries are Three children with dog (1590) and Self-portrait aged 78 (1610).

What age had Sofonisba Anguissola reached when Portrait of the Artist's Sisters Playing Chess was painted?Display the answer

23 years: Sofonisba Anguissola was born in 1532 and Portrait of the Artist's Sisters Playing Chess is dated 1555.

Which works make up the top 10 of Sofonisba Anguissola?Display the answer

Portrait of the Artist's Sisters Playing Chess, Three children with dog, Self-portrait aged 78, Portrait of Queen Elisabeth of Spain, A Man with his Daughter, Portrait of Diane d'Andouins and her daughter, Virgin and Child, Portrait of a Monk, Portrait of Joanna of Austria og Self-portrait. The list above records the date and holding museum of each.

How many works by Sofonisba Anguissola are recorded?Display the answer

The catalogue records 46 works by Sofonisba Anguissola, dated between 1550 and 1610.

In which collections are Sofonisba Anguissola's most famous works held?Display the answer

Principally in Museo del Prado (Madrid), Kunsthistorisches Museum (Wien) og Museo di Capodimonte (Napoli). The museum table above gives the full distribution.

When were the most famous works of Sofonisba Anguissola painted?Display the answer

In 1550s: 18 of the 45 works listed on this page are dated to that period, including Portrait of the Artist's Sisters Playing Chess.

Which dated works by Sofonisba Anguissola are the earliest and the latest here?Display the answer

The earliest dated work listed here is Self-Portrait (1550); the latest is Self-portrait aged 78 (1610).

What subjects appear most in the work of Sofonisba Anguissola?Display the answer

Portraiture (7), Portrait (5) og Self-portrait (5), out of the 45 works listed on this page.

What materials did Sofonisba Anguissola use most frequently?Display the answer

Oil On Canvas, in 15 of the 45 works listed on this page.

Which art movement does Sofonisba Anguissola represent?Display the answer

Renaissance og Mannerism, as documented by the works on this page.

Which works of Sofonisba Anguissola are held by the Museo del Prado?Display the answer

Elisabeth of Valois, Portrait of Giovanni Battista Caselli og Portrait of Philipp II of Spain are among the 4 works on this page in the collection of the Museo del Prado, Madrid.

Where can reproductions of Sofonisba Anguissola's paintings be obtained?Display the answer

Yes. Each work listed on this page can be ordered from its own entry as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a fine art print, in a size of your choice.

Sofonisba Anguissola: life and work

Sofonisba Anguissola: En Renaissance Pioner

Sofonisba Anguissola (1532-1625) er en af de mest bemærkelsesværdige kunstnere fra det 16. århundrede, en pioner der ikke blot brød med traditionelle kønsroller inden for kunsten, men også efterlod et varigt indtryk på den italienske malerkunst. Hun blev født i Cremona, Italien, og hendes liv er et fascinerende eksempel på en kvinde, der trodsede begrænsninger og opnåede international anerkendelse som kunstner. Hendes barndom var usædvanlig for en ung pige af hendes stand – hendes far, Amilcare Anguissola, erkendte hendes talent og gav hende og hendes søstre en omfattende uddannelse, der inkluderede latin, musik og vigtigst af alt, tegning. Dette var et radikalt skridt i en tid, hvor kvinders adgang til kunstnerisk uddannelse var ekstremt begrænset.

En Uventet Uddannelse og Tidlig Stil

Anguissolas tidlige værker er kendetegnet ved en dyb intimitet og psykologisk indsigt, især tydelig i portrætter af hendes familie. Disse malerier var ikke blot gengivelser af udseende; de var snarere undersøgelser af personlighed og familiære relationer. Malerier som "Portræt af Kunstnerens Søstre Ved Skak" (ca. 1555) er mesterlige eksempler på denne evne, der fanger et øjebliks spontanitet med nuancerede udtryk og gestik. Kompositionen føles utroligt naturlig, uden den stive formalitet, der ofte findes i portrætter fra perioden. Hendes tidlige stil var præget af lombardisk manierisme, men udviklede sig under hendes ophold i Spanien til en mere raffineret stil, der passede til kravene i et kongeligt hof. Hun besad en exceptionel evne til at gengive realistiske træk med subtile farver og udtrykke følelser gennem delikat pensling. Hendes malerier er ofte præget af en varm kolorering og en sans for detaljer, der giver dem en levende kvalitet.

Livet på Det Spanske Hof

I 1559 fik Sofonisba Anguissola en livsændrende mulighed, da hun blev inviteret til Spanien af dronning Elizabeth af Valois, hustru til kong Philip II. Denne invitation var mere end blot et jobtilbud; det var anerkendelsen af hendes talent og et vidnesbyrd om dronningens egen kunstneriske interesse. Anguissola tjente som dame-i-retfærdighed og kunstlærer i Madrid, og blev senere udnævnt til officiel hofmaler for kongen. Hun skabte portrætter af den spanske kongefamilie og adelen, og tilpassede sin stil til de formelle krav på hoffet, samtidig med at hun bevarede sin følsomhed over for karakter. Hendes tilstedeværelse på hoffet var betydningsfuld; hun blev ikke blot tolereret som en kvindelig kunstner, men aktivt værdsat for sine færdigheder og hendes selskab. Efter dronning Elizabeths pludselige død i 1568 faciliterede Philip II Anguissolas ægteskab med Fabrizio Moncada, en siciliansk adelsmand, hvilket tillod hende at fortsætte med at male samtidig med, at hun opretholdt en aristokratisk status.

Selvportrætter og Identitet

En særlig bemærkelsesværdig del af Anguissolas oeuvre er hendes selvportrætter. Disse malerier var mere end blot portrætter af sig selv; de var kraftfulde erklæringer om hendes identitet som kunstner i en tid, hvor kvinder sjældent blev betragtet som autonome skabere. Hendes selvportrætter, såsom "Selvportræt med Palette" (ca. 1560), er præget af en selvsikkerhed og en ærlighed, der var usædvanlig for kvindelige kunstnere på den tid. De viser hende ikke som en passiv model, men som en aktiv deltager i processen med at skabe kunst. Hendes ansigtsudtryk er ofte rolige og afspejler en dyb indre styrke. Disse selvportrætter er et vigtigt vidnesbyrd om hendes vilje til at udfordre konventioner og definere sin egen kunstneriske identitet.

Et Eftermæle som Pioner

Sofonisba Anguissolas præstationer udgør mere end blot hendes værker; de har haft en varig indflydelse på efterfølgende generationer af kvindelige kunstnere. Hun demonstrerede, at kvinder kunne ikke kun excellere i kunsten, men også opnå international anerkendelse og støtte. Hendes eksempel inspirerede andre kvinder til at forfølge deres passioner uden at lade sig begrænse af samfundets forventninger. Hendes historier fortsætter med at resonere hos publikum i dag, hvilket minder os om kraften i kunsten til at overskride sociale grænser og den vedvarende arv af en kvinde, der modigt udfordrede forventningerne og fulgte sin passion.
  • Hendes malerier kan ses i Boston (Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum), Milwaukee (Milwaukee Art Museum), Bergamo, Brescia, Budapest, Madrid (Museo del Prado), Napoli, og Siena.
  • Giorgio Vasari roste hendes evne til at tegne, male og kopiere fra naturen, samt at skabe smukke malerier.

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