Cremona, circa 1536/38 -c. 1565 · Lombard portrait in the feminine

Sitting in the foreground, doctor Pietro Manna holds Asclepius' staff: Lucia Anguissola unites social precision, meticulous textures and interrogative presence.

Lucia Anguissola was born in Cremona around 1536 -1538 and died there around 1565. Third daughter of Amilcare Anguissola and Bianca Ponzoni, she belongs to a family of minor nobility who offered her six daughters exceptional artistic training. She first learned from her older sister Sofonisba and specialized, like her, in Lombard portraiture. His early death explains the very small number of works preserved. Pietro Manna, a doctor from Cremona, signed and dated 1557, is considered his masterpiece. On a 96 × 76 cm canvas, the elderly practitioner is considered his masterpiece. On a 96 × 76 cm canvas, the elderly practitioner is considered his masterpiece. On a 96 × 76 cm canvas, explains the very small number of works preserved. Pietro Manna, a doctor from Cremona, signed and dated 1557, is considered his masterpiece. His early death explains the very small number of works preserved. Pietro Manna, a doctor from Cremona, signed and dated 1557, is considered his masterpiece. His early death explains the very small number of works preserved. Pietro Manna, a doctor from Cremona, signed and dated 1557, is considered his masterpiece. On a 96 × 76 cm canvas, the elderly practitioner is seated in an armchair, dressed in a turned towards the viewer gives it immediate liveliness. The inscription "Lucia Anguissola, daughter of Amilcare, a teenager, did it" affirms both the author, her parentage and the precocity of her talent. The "Lucia Anguissola" selection notably compares Pietro Mann. His reading favors atmosphere.

Lucia signs as a girl and as a teenager, but the portrait speaks with full authority: knowledge, age and character occupy all the space.