Fri Dec 21, 2018 07:42 PM

Morning Modelbuch (12/22/2018)

I adore the artist Sofonisba Anguissola and hadn’t seen this painting, or at least hadn’t registered having seen it until I noticed the partlet embroidery. Since I am a mediocre embroiderer at best, I like its simplicity. And yet somehow it is still high impact. Portrait of the Artist’s Sister Minerva Anguissola dated 1564, held at the Milwaukee Art Museum http://collection.mam.org/details.php?id=14898 Peter Quentel 1544 _Ein new kunstlich Modelbuch_ https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/681308