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Game of Chess

Game of Chess
Best known for her lively portraits, Italian painter Sofonisba Anguissola enjoyed international recognition as an artist, which was unusual for a woman of her time. Game of Chess was painted in 1555 and is in the collection of the Muzeum Narodowe in Warsaw, Poland.
Muzeum Narodowe, Warsaw/Bridgeman Art Library, London/New York
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Anguissola, Sofonisba
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