Lucia Anguissola

Selected Works

A black and white reproduction of an oil painting of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus. The infant is nude, and Mary is holding him close to her, so that their cheeks touch. The infant is looking at the viewer and Mary is looking at him.

Madonna and Child

1555
Lucia Anguissola, Madonna and Child, 1555. Oil on panel. Private collection.

A portrait of a young man seated with a book in her lap. She is holding her right hand at her chest. She is dressed in sixteenth-century clothing, with a white collar around her face and her hair is pulled back, crowned with a braid.

Self-Portrait

1557
Lucia Anguissola, Self-Portrait, 1557. Oil on panel, 28 x 20 cm. Castello Sforzesco, Milan.
Castello Sforzesco, Milan.

A portrait of an older man, seated at a desk with several books. He holds a staff with a serpent in his left hand. He is dressed in black robes with brown fur trim, and he looks directly at the viewer with one eyebrow slightly raised.

Portrait of Pietro Manna, Physician from Cremona

ca. 1557-60
Lucia Anguissola, Portrait of Pietro Manna, Physician from Cremona, ca. 1557-60. Oil on canvas, 96 x 76 cm. Museo del Prado, Madrid.
Museo del Prado, Madrid

A portrait of a young woman, probably a teenager. She looks out directly at the viewer with bright eyes and a slight smile. She is dressed in sixteenth-century clothing with a white collar around her neck and her hair is crowned with a braid.

Portrait of Minerva Anguissola

ca. 1564
Attributed to Lucia Anguissola, Portrait of Minerva Anguissola, ca. 1564. Oil on panel, 44.8 x 34.2 cm. Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan.
Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan

A portrait of a young woman looking directly at the viewer with a slight smile. The composition is cropped at her waist, and she is holding her necklace in her left hand. She is elegantly dressed in sixteenth-century clothing.

Portrait of a Lady, Bianca Ponzoni Anguissola (?),

n.d.
Lucia Anguissola, Portrait of a Lady, Bianca Ponzoni Anguissola (?), n.d. Oil on canvas, 28 x 20 cm. Galleria Borghese, Rome.
C Galleria Borghese, Rome

A round portrait of a young girl, maybe eleven or twelve years old, in a gold frame. The background of the portrait is green, and the girl is wearing sixteenth-century clothing, with a white collar and a pink bow in her hair. She looks directly out at the viewer.

Portrait of Europa Anguissola

n.d.
Lucia Anguissola, Portrait of Europa Anguissola, n.d. Oil on panel, d: 14.5 cm. Pinacoteca Tosio Martegno, Brescia.
Pinacoteca Tosio Martegno, Brescia

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