Portrait of Elena Anguissola (Southampton)

The Artist's Sister Elena in the Garb of a Nun
Elena Anguissola
ArtistSofonisba Anguissola 
Year1551
Dimensions68.5 cm (27.0 in) × 53.3 cm (21.0 in)
LocationSouthampton City Art Gallery
Accession no.SOTAG : 3 
IdentifiersArt UK artwork ID: the-artists-sister-in-the-garb-of-a-nun-16754

The Portrait of Elena Anguissola (alternative name: Portrait of the artist’s sister Elena in the garb of a nun), dated to 1551, is one of the earliest paintings by Sofonisba Anguissola. An oil painting on canvas, it is in the Southampton City Art Gallery, which acquired it in 1936.