Anguissola, Lucia (c. 1536–1565)

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Anguissola, Lucia (c. 1536–1565)

Italian painter. Name variations: Angussola or Anguisciola. Pronunciation ang-GWEE-sho-la or ang-GOOS-so-la. Born c. 1536 or 1538 in Cremona, Italy; died in 1565; dau. of Amilcare Anguissola (noble) and Bianca Ponzone; sister of Sofonisba, Elena, Europa, and Anna Maria Anguissola.

Trained with sister Sofonisba; painted Self-Portrait (c. 1557), which portrays her in a seated pose, one hand on the bodice of her dress, the other holding a book.

See also Women in World History.

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