The Great Gallery
← All paintings / 🖼️ Portraits
Portrait Group with the Artist’s Father, Brother and Sister Sofonisba Anguissola, 1559
Source ↗
🖼️ Portraits

Portrait Group with the Artist’s Father, Brother and Sister

Sofonisba Anguissola · 1559

Why it's great

A father, a son and a daughter stand close together, with the little boy pushing a big dog. Sofonisba Anguissola painted her family in 1559, when she was in her twenties.

Where to see it

📍 Nivaagaard MuseumFredensborg Municipality, Denmark

Open in Maps ↗

Hang it on your wall

⬇ Hi-res download 2,349 × 3,045 px · 7.2 megapixels · prints up to about 8 × 10 inches at 300 dpi File page & license ↗

Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:

These links open search results on each shop's own website; we don't sell anything or earn a commission, and print quality varies by seller. Ask a grown-up before you buy anything.

S

About the 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.

More by Sofonisba Anguissola

More portraits