The Chess Game

Title

The Chess Game

Creator

Sofonisba Anguissola

Date

1555

Contributor

Dr. Adam Rudolphi

Rights

Poznan: Museum Narodowe

Format

painting

Language

along the forward edge of the chess board: SAPHONISBA ANGVSSOLA VERGO AMILCARIS FILIA EX VERA EFFIGIE TRES SVAS SORORES ET ANCILAM PINXIT MDLV

Type

Still Image

Original Format

oil on canvas

Physical Dimensions

72 x 97 cm

Files

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Citation

Sofonisba Anguissola, “The Chess Game,” Race, Sexuality, and Gender in Early Modern Italian Art, accessed February 22, 2025, http://othersinearlymodernitaly.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/259.

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