Lavinia Fontana’s self-portrait from 1579 has long been of interest to me. I wrote about this painting ona guest post atThree Pipe Problema few years ago, and I regularly use this self-portrait when I discuss Renaissance art with my students. Today I read some new considerations about this...
Rendered with meticulous attention to detail, this exquisite portrait on copper is a fine example of Lavinia Fontana's skill in sensitively capturing the elegance and likeness of her sitters. This example depicts an unidentified noblewoman, fashionably attired in a luminous yellow silk d...
Sofonisba probably included this private moment between mother and son here just to portray herself as a righteous woman—one who recognizes the greatest noblewoman, the Virgin Mary—even though depictions of Mary trying to feed, hugging, or embracing Christ as a baby were common during this ...