Pop-up Talk: Sofonisba Anguissola's Portrait of Prince Alessandro Farnese
Tue 27 Oct, 13:15 · National Gallery of Ireland, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2 · Dublin
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About this event
Half an hour with one of the few Renaissance paintings in Ireland by a woman: Sofonisba Anguissola's portrait of the young Alessandro Farnese. The talk covers how she got the commission and why her name vanished for three centuries.
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A free lunchtime talk on the best argument in the building.
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