Portrait of Amilcare, Minerva, and Asdrubale Anguissola

Week 8

Portrait of Amilcare, Minerva, and Asdrubale Anguissola

Sofonisba Anguissola

1558

Oil on canvas, 61 ¾ by 48 inches

Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Niva

            This oil painting is depicting a father and his children poising for a portrait. The son is looking up to the father as if he is admiring him. And the daughter is observing this. They also have their pet dog poising in this portrait. This painting is very dark. There are not a lot of bright colors being used. In the background you can see what looks like the outside. The mountains and country are in the background. There are a lot of primary colors being used. Foreshortening perspective is being used to demon straight people.

            The purpose of this art piece was probably created for that family. This family that the artist painted probably wanted it for a decoration in the house. Rich and noble families would often do this.  Another reason this might have been painted because this was a royal family and they are represented to be remembered in history. The social issue I chose was family. This is a family all together. The father seems proud of his two children that are standing beside him.

            This artwork gives us an idea of people during the renaissance era. And what kinds of art work they created. The people began to look much more three dimensional and life like.  During this renaissance time people began to portray certain people on what they actually look liked. They concentrated on each little detail which added character to these paintings. These types of paintings almost look like a photograph had been taken. It is so lifelike and detailed.