Portrait Group with the Artist’s Father Amilcare Anguissola, Brother Astrubale and Sister Minerva
Sensitivity, warmth and mutual tenderness permeate this family portrait depicting the artist’s father, Amilcare, brother, Astrubale, and sister, Minerva. The family relationship is weighted higher than the figurative and formal characteristics. The spontaneously expressive and immediate character of a number of her portraits would later inspire an artist like Caravaggio. Sofonisba mastered the por…
Creator
- Sofonisba Anguissola
- Sofonisba Anguissola
Subject
- family
- dog
- Amilcare Anguissola
- Minerva Anguissola
Type of item
- Group portrait
- oil paintings (visual works)
- group portrait
Medium
- Oil painting
- oil painting (technique)
- canvas (textile material)
Creator
- Sofonisba Anguissola
- Sofonisba Anguissola
Subject
- family
- dog
- Amilcare Anguissola
- Minerva Anguissola
Type of item
- Group portrait
- oil paintings (visual works)
- group portrait
Medium
- Oil painting
- oil painting (technique)
- canvas (textile material)
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
User generated content
- false
Creation date
- Ca. 1559
- 1559~
Current location
- Nivaagaards Malerisamling
Identifier
- DEN_280_002
Extent
- 157 x 122 cm
Providing country
- Denmark
Collection name
Timestamp created
- 2015-12-10T15:40:40.885Z
Timestamp updated
- 2023-09-06T08:25:22.806Z