''Self-Portrait at a Spinet'' is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Italian artist
Sofonisba Anguissola, from ''c.'' 1555. It is held in the
National Museum of Capodimonte, in
Naples.
[Flavio Caroli, ''Sofonisba Anguissola e le sue sorelle'', Milan, A. Mondadori, 1987 (Italian)]
It was in cardinal
Fulvio Orsini's collection, which passed to
Odoardo Farnese
Odoardo Farnese (28 April 1612 – 11 September 1646), also known as Odoardo I Farnese to distinguish him from his grandson Odoardo II Farnese, was Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro from 1622 to 1646.
Biography
Odoardo was the eldest legit ...
in 1600. Orsini's collection also included Anguissola's ''Partita'' and two drawings by her.
See also
*
List of paintings by Sofonisba Anguissola
References
Bibliography
* Mina Gregori (coordinator), ''I Campi: cultura artistica cremonese del Cinquecento'', Milan, Electa, 1985 (Italian), SBN IT\ICCU\PAL\0002579.
* Flavio Caroli, ''Sofonisba Anguissola e le sue sorelle'', Milan, A. Mondadori, 1987 (Italian), SBN IT\ICCU\CFI\0111864.
* AA VV, ''Sofonisba Anguissola e le sue sorelle'', Milan, Leonardo arte, 1994, catalogue of an exhibition (Italian)
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Portraits by Sofonisba Anguissola
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Paintings in the Museo di Capodimonte
Farnese Collection