Sofonisba anguissola, portrait of queen anne of austria, c. 1570

Renaissance Age

By Madylujano
  • 1570

    Sofonisba Anguissola, Portrait of Queen Anne of Austria, c. 1570

    Sofonisba Anguissola, Portrait of Queen Anne of Austria, c. 1570
    On a background on which the shadow of her silhouette is cast. She wears a black gown and a white headdress, the ends of which hang down over her bodice and are joined by a brooch concealed by her right hand. Peeping out from beneath the round sleeves of her gown are ruched satin or silk undersleeves that illustrate the different textures and tonal variations of the apparently monochrome black of Spanish court costume of the period. The sole exceptions are the lace of her ruff collar and cuffs.