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In Honor of 400 years since Sofonisba
https://www.amazon.com/Lady-Ermine-Renaissance-Biographical-Anguissola/dp/1734614706 Sofonisba dreamed. She struggled. And she succeeded. Then history forgot her. In honor of 400 years since her death, read her story.
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400 Years Ago, She Painted for 80 Years
c. 1556 Sofonisba Anguissola Self-Portrait in miniature, Boston Museum of Fine Arts Look into her young eyes. You can see her imagination racing. She’s studying you as you study her. She sees you. Do you see her? Do you know how fascinating her story is? I will tell you this: you do not know a…
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Sofonisba’s Legacy
November, 1625 Imagine that 400 years ago, in November, 1625, Sofonisba Anguissola died, around the age of 90, leaving a body of work that spanned over 80 years. Her oils can be found all over the world, some still being discovered. Imagine a woman who did all that, so long ago. Sofonisba Anguissola was truly…
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Excited for the Bay Area Book Festival. Come visit me Sunday May 7th in Berkeley
I’ll be signing books you bring. Find through your local bookshop or on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Lady-Ermine-Renaissance-Biographical-Anguissola/dp/1734614706 ISBN 978-1-7346147-0-1 ISBN 978-0-86698-821-6. LADY IN ERMINE dramatizes the true life of the most successful female artist of the Renaissance Sofonisba Anguissola (c.1535-1625) who influenced generations of artists, and then history forgot about her.
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Sargent & Spain
I did not see much of Sofonisba’s influence at the San Francisco Legion of Honor exhibition Sargent & Spain. I thought I would see her influence since he went to Spain to study the historic painters. But then I saw this painting, and I instantly thought of Sofonisba’s portrait of Eleonora de Medici at the…
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How The Godfather Movies Changed My Life: A Proud Granddaughter of Abruzzo
Adapted from Il Cenacolo San Francisco lecture, San Francisco Italian Athletic Club March 17, 2022 My paternal grandfather was born in Atri Abruzzo in 1894 and emigrated to America at the age of 18. My paternal grandmother was born in Casoli di Atri Abruzzo in 1906. Both of her parents died in the Spanish flu…
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Lady in Ermine in Rome
Lady in Ermine and Sofonisba in Rome with Domina, the novel and new series based on the life of Livia, another historic woman with a story to tell.
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Happy International Women’s Day
And thank you, Leticia Ruiz, for the beautiful curation of the exhibition.
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Grazie, Art in Fiction
I want to thank Carol Cram, Art in Fiction for the lively interview. Art in Fiction is fast generating a substantial list and is a terrific resource for readers and art lovers alike. Sofonisba’s legacy and Lady in Ermine thank you as well.
Lady In Ermine: The Story of A Woman Who Painted The Renaissance
by Donna DiGiuseppe
Lady In Ermine: The Story of A Woman Who Painted The Renaissance 