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Lucia Anguissola
Lucia Anguissola (1536 or 1538 – 1565-1568) was an Italian Mannerist painter of the late Renaissance. She was born in Cremona, Italy. She was the third daughter of seven children born to Amilcare Anguissola and Bianca Ponzoni. Her father was a member of the Genoese minor nobility and encouraged his five daughters to develop artistic skills alongside their humanist education. Lucia most likely trained with her renowned eldest sister Sofonisba Anguissola. Her art, mainly portraits, are similar in style and technique with her sister.
Anguis Sola Fecit Vinctoriam," literally translating “the lone snake became victorious.” The Asclepeion rod could also be a sign of Lucia Anguissola's education in classical mythology; she is one of the first artists to place it in the hands of a contemporary. This painting may have been intended to indicate the rise of the next female painter in the Anguissola family. Her father, Amilcare, showed it to Giorgio Vasari shortly after Lucia died. The man in the portrait is depicted with a sensitive portrayal, in a restricted