Portrait of Elisabeth of Valois

Portrait of Elisabeth of Valois is a c.1561-1565 oil on canvas painting by Sofonisba Anguissola, now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.[1][2][3]

It shows Elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain.[4] Its iconography derives from Titian's Portrait of Elizabeth of Portugal, Philip's mother. Elisabeth is shown holding a miniature of Philip in her right hand,[5] whilst her black clothing testifies to the austerity of the Spanish court at that time.[6]

References
  1. Italian women artists from Renaissance to Baroque, Milano, Skira, 2007
  2. "A Tale of Two Women Painters: Sofonisba Anguissola and Lavinia Fontana".
  3. "Catalogue entry".
  4. (in Italian) Flavio Caroli, Sofonisba Anguissola e le sue sorelle, Milano, A. Mondadori, 1987
  5. (in Italian) Sofonisba Anguissola e le sue sorelle, Milano, Leonardo Arte, 1994, page 234
  6. (in Italian) Giovanna Motta, La Moda contiene la Storia e ce la racconta puntualmente, Edizioni Nuova Cultura, 2015 - 272 pagine.
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