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Quiz about Sofonisba AnguissolaThe Smile Maker

Sofonisba Anguissola-The Smile Maker Quiz

She was a pioneer in portrait painting and one of the few mentioned women artists of the Italian Renaissance. See how much you know about Sofonisba Anguissola.

A multiple-choice quiz by sophia_jr. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
sophia_jr

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
145,784

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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349

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Anguissola suffered from a lifelong illness. Which was it? Hint

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Constantly swollen lymph nodes

Scoliosis

Inflammation of the eyelids

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the occupation of her father? Hint

banker

merchant

educator

no one really knows

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Question 3 of 10

3. Anguissola was an apprentice to (mentored by) which famous artist? Hint

Michelangelo Buonarroti

Rembrandt van Rijn

Leonardo da Vinci

Peter Bruegel

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Question 4 of 10

4. Anguissola was invited to become court painter to King Philip II of Spain. How long did she stay at court? Hint

twenty years

five years

she refused the invitation

fifteen years

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Question 5 of 10

5. What did Anguissola's first husband die from? Hint

heart attack

shot dead

he was beheaded

no one knows

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Question 6 of 10

6. At what age did Anguissola first get married? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the occupation of Anguissola's second husband? Hint

ship captain

inventor

merchant

painter

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Question 8 of 10

8. How old did Anguissola live to be? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. "The Chess Game", a work of Anguissola, features which figure(s) important to her life? Hint

her sisters

her husband

her father

the king

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Question 10 of 10

10. Anguissola's painting "Self-Portrait at the Clavichord" made what innovation? Hint

this isn't really a painting by Anguissola

portraying a person crying

portraying a person in action

portraying a person naked

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Anguissola suffered from a lifelong illness. Which was it?

Answer: Inflammation of the eyelids

Probably due to allergies.

2. What was the occupation of her father?

Answer: merchant

Her father was a very enlightened man and although few women were educated at the time, he insisted that his three daughters get a formal education.

3. Anguissola was an apprentice to (mentored by) which famous artist?

Answer: Michelangelo Buonarroti

It took her three weeks to get to Rome to meet with him, but I'm sure that it was well worth it.

4. Anguissola was invited to become court painter to King Philip II of Spain. How long did she stay at court?

Answer: twenty years

It was such an incredible honor to be asked that she stayed as long as she could. When Queen Isabel died she left Anguissola a brocade bedcover and an order to marry. Only then did she leave the court.

5. What did Anguissola's first husband die from?

Answer: no one knows

He was Don Fabrizio de Moncada (Fabrizio Moncada Pignatelli), a Sicilian nobleman. He disappeared in 1579 under mysterious and/or questionable circumstances. Some say he died when a ship was raided by pirates, others say he died of the plague ... no one knows.

6. At what age did Anguissola first get married?

Answer: 38

A ripe old age by the standards of those days.

7. What was the occupation of Anguissola's second husband?

Answer: ship captain

He was a much younger man named Orazio Lomellino.

8. How old did Anguissola live to be?

Answer: 93

Though the average life expectancy for a woman at that time was thirty, Anguissola lived to be 93. In fact, she was forced to get a fides vitae to prove that she was still alive in order to receive the king's pension.

9. "The Chess Game", a work of Anguissola, features which figure(s) important to her life?

Answer: her sisters

It featured her sisters Lucia, Minerva, and Europa. This painting was revolutionary because it introduced laughter into portrait painting. Smiles did not occur in portraits very often then, but Anguissola wanted a warmer expression in her work.

10. Anguissola's painting "Self-Portrait at the Clavichord" made what innovation?

Answer: portraying a person in action

Although the style of portraits that time were static and serious, Anguissola wanted to capture the real essence of the subject. Also, Anguissola produced more self-portraits than almost any other painter of her time.

Source: Author sophia_jr

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