I chose Double Potrait of a boy and girl of the Attavanti family by Sofonisba. I chose this potrait painting because it remninds me of the children's potrait we looked at during class with the two girls and the boy with the dog. It looks very lively but also very calming jus by thier expressions. As in the other painting, the little boy is holding something of significance in this case a open book. This slight thing gives the potrait a human quality to it because it looks like a picture taken at that exact moment rather than a posed potrait so to say. What also makes this potrait more human and more relaxed is the way the girl's hand is placed on the shoulder of the boy. It looks more caring and less stoic than other potraits i have seen from this time period. This gives this potrait a subtle warmth to it.
I really like this potrait and I found that Sofonisba Anguissola paintings are very personal and doesnt have the typically stoic poses. Alot of her paintings are very life like but alos peacefully in a sense. Some of her potraits and paintings are choatic but also calm in a sense. I really love her painting style.
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You could say that she demonstrates an extraordinary sensitivity to children- portraying their unique subjectivity, that is, their personalities and feelings. My question is, does she have a special aptitude for this because she was female, and therefore "closer" to the world of children, or is it because women were prohibited from painting many of the subjects that men were allowed to, and they turned their energy and attention to those subject deemed appropriate to their gender?
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