Author's notes
The majority of the biographical information on the life of Sofonisba Anguissola has been taken from the following publications:
AA.VV., Catalogue of the exhibition Sofonisba Anguissola e le sue sorelle, Leonardo Arte, 1994
Daniela Pizzagalli, La Signora della Pittura, Rizzoli, Milano, 2003
Millo Borghini, Sofonisba. Una vita per la pittura e la libertà, Spirali, Milano, 2006
Flavio Caroli, Sofonisba Anguissola e le sue sorelle, Mondadori, Milano, 1997
This last work partly assisted me in the descriptions of some paintings, which were then integrated with my own personal interpretations.
