Long-Lost Renaissance Portrait by Early Female Master Sofonisba Anguissola Discovered in North Carolina
A 16th-century portrait by Renaissance artist Sofonisba Anguissola, previously documented only through a monochrome photograph, has been located in a private collection in North Carolina. The artwork had remained there since 1977. Anguissola is recognized as one of the earliest prominent female painters. This discovery resolves the mystery surrounding the painting's whereabouts, which scholars believed was no longer extant.
Key facts
- The painting is a 16th-century portrait by Sofonisba Anguissola
- It depicts a clergyman
- It was known only from a black-and-white photograph
- The original was found in a private collection in North Carolina
- It had been in that collection since 1977
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Locations
- North Carolina