Important And Rare Full-length Portrait By Sofonisba Anguissola, 17th Italian

Important and rare three-quarter portrait representing a person of quality, standing in front of a studded red velvet armchair and a green curtain, behind a table holding a letter, This rare portrait is attributed to Sofonisba Anguissola 1532 -1625, Mannerist painter; specialized in portraits, she arrived in 1559 at the Spanish court of Philip II and became lady-in-waiting to the Queen born Elisabeth of France, she painted many royal portraits, she was one of the first painters, to reach during her lifetime "summits" on the European artistic scene... we find similarities with a portrait of an old woman sitting in an "identical" armchair and holding a letter, around 1610 The portrait presented here is in very good condition, in a frame of style Superb and rare portrait of high quality !!