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Virgin and Child
Sofonisba Anguissola was a prominent court painter for Phillip II of Spain, crafting several notable portraits in her time. Her parents encouraged her to receive a humanist education in the arts and sciences and be tutored in painting by prominent…
Joseph and Potiphar's Wife
During the Renaissance period, countless outstanding architects, sculptors and artists emerged; however, “all of the most famous and most prolific Renaissance artists were male” (Wiesner-hanks, 158). Properzia de’ Rossi (1490-1530) is the only female…