The artist
who painted The Chess Game in 1555
was an Italian woman. I wonder if she
was happy with her first name??? Do you
know whether it is a common Italian name?
Very
unusually for the times her father educated all his 7 children – including the girls.
This is the artist's most
famous painting – and I can see why. The
painting is of 3 of her sisters plus an older woman who was a servant or
chaperone. Chess was considered to be a
game for men – so that too was unusual.
I love the impishness of the younger girl as she watches her older
sisters play.
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