Who Is Sofonisba and Why Was She Awesome feat. Donna DiGiuseppe, author of Lady in Ermine
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Meet Donna DiGiuseppe, author of Lady in Ermine, a stunning biographical novel about Renaissance painter Sofonisba Anguissola.
Highlights:
- Lady in Ermine is "a vivid portrait of a talented woman who defied the conventions of her times." Find out why!
- Who is Sofonisba Anguissola and why is she in the news lately?
- Discover why Giorgio Vasari, who wrote Lives of the Artists, considered Sofonisba's work worthy of the descriptor "invenzione".
- The Prado exhibition in 2019 that expanded Sofonisba's popularity
- Is it true there were "no women artists" back in the day?
- Why Donna DiGiuseppe chose Sofonisba Anguissola as the subject of her debut novel
- Was Sofonisba the Forrest Gump of her time?
- Why was Sofonisba considered one of the premier portraitists of the 16th century?
- A reading from Lady in Ermine
- What was something Donna DiGiuseppe learned from writing Lady in Ermine ?
- What's the next novel about?
Press Play now & be sure to check out Lady in Ermine on Art In Fiction.
Donna DiGiuseppe's website and more information about Sofonisba Anguissola: www.sofonisba.net
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Music Credits
Intro: Paganology, performed by The Paul Plimley Trio; composed by Gregg Simpson
Ad: Celtic Calypso, performed by Lunar Adventures; composed by Gregg Simpson
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