Artist

Sofonisba Anguissola

1532–1625 · born in Cremona · died in Palermo

Sofonisba Anguissola was an Italian painter born in Cremona in 1532. She was one of the first women artists to become famous across Europe, and worked as a court painter for the king of Spain. She lived to the age of about 93 and died in Palermo in 1625.