Editing Sofonisba Anguissola (section)

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[[Image:Self portrait, 1610.jpg|thumb|285x285px|Sofonisba Anguissola, Self-Portrait, 1610|alt=]]
The influence of Campi, whose reputation was based on portraiture, is evident in Anguissola's early works, such as the ''Self-Portrait'' ([[Florence]], [[Uffizi]]). Her work was akin to the worldly tradition of Cremona, influenced greatly by the art of Parma and Mantua, in which even religious works were imbued with extreme delicacy and charm. From Gatti she seems to have absorbed elements reminiscent of [[Correggio]], beginning a trend in Cremonese painting of the late 16th century. This new direction is reflected in ''Lucia, Minerva and Europa Anguissola Playing Chess'' (1555; Poznań, N. Mus.) in which portraiture merges into a quasi-[[genre works|genre]] scene, a characteristic derived from Brescian models.

The main body of Anguissola's earlier work consists of self-portraits (the many "autoritratti" reflect the fact that portraits of her were frequently requested due to her fame) and portraits of her family, which are considered by many to be her finest works.

Approximately fifty works have been attributed to Anguissola.  Her paintings can be seen at galleries in Baltimore ([[Walters Art Museum]]), Bergamo, Berlin ([[Gemäldegalerie]]), Graz ([[Universalmuseum Joanneum#Alte Galerie|Joanneum Alte Galerie]]), Madrid ([[Museo del Prado]]), Milan ([[Pinacoteca di Brera]]), Milwaukee ([[Milwaukee Art Museum]]), Naples ([[National Museum of Capodimonte]]), Poznań ([[National Museum, Poznań]]), Siena ([[Pinacoteca Nazionale (Siena)|Pinacoteca Nazionale]]), Southampton (City Art Gallery), and Vienna ([[Kunsthistorisches Museum]]).