Who Is Sofonisba and Why Was She Awesome feat. Donna DiGiuseppe, author of Lady in Ermine

Meet Donna DiGiuseppe, author of Lady in Ermine, a stunning biographical novel about Renaissance painter Sofonisba Anguissola.

Highlights:

• Lady in Ermineis "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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