Historical significance Sofonisba Anguissola's oeuvre had a lasting influence on subsequent generations of artists. Her portrait of Queen Elisabeth of Valois with a zibellino (the pelt of a marten set with a head and feet of jewelled gold) was widely copied by many of the finest artists of the time, such as Peter Paul Rubens, while Caravaggio allegedly took inspiration from Anguissola's work for his Boy Bitten by a Lizard.
Historical significance Sofonisba Anguissola's oeuvre had a lasting influence on subsequent generations of artists Her portrait of Queen Elisabeth of Valois with a zibellino (the pelt of a marten set with a head and feet of jewelled gold) was widely copied by many of the finest artists of the time such as Peter Paul Rubens while Caravaggio allegedly took inspiration from Anguissola's work for his Boy Bitten by a Lizard.