Anguissoh'. unique style w.s also
historically significant, FirSdr, she undtTmined
,he rigid anificiality of &4ional~e l_ml'1irs:
and "",,,,<Hy, she <Jc.n>nstl'1,ed wha, k" .. le
sens.it.ili'r could I,.-ing in the way of e,mtiollal
can<k,ur '" ,he ttsl.: of c:tpturing a lilene,;,;,
Through her many selfponrai,s, she was
co ",£01 nJ "'''phasiz.c her Own refined ..I .. I'1C"'''
in ,he"e stin-ing ,imel, it was stiD i11l1,nan, '
"'Ill"y m,><lesty and ,i'ttJe.
The G~me of Chess (/555)
7bt-" if 'k AnguiJJda ,if"", Lucia, E"rop" ilrId iIIimn.'a, play ebm, ,;,bil,
,b," ~t'"",JJ looh on, Tb,ir old" ,isur SofoniJba, 0'" if Ik Jim 1::"",'" to
gain an i"',rTlati""aJ r'P"'arion a, a pain=, bad a maru<U"", ability to
wP"''' b" ,it,,,, '"pr",j(J''' and '0 "WIT" rb,ir ',"(Jlion,Anguis'oh's tt k:n' made hc:r lit ,mIlS all ' NtT
Eumpe, bringing he, into """act with
Michcl:mgclo a' ,he stan of her carert and
\'~n Dr "!. ncar 'he md. In bcrwt't:n, she was
appointed no' only OlU" I",in'rt to Philip II of
SI",in bill also hdy-in_" .. iting to 'wo ,ue"""i,,,
qut't:ns. I"",restingly, she r",<"in,1 a ",hr)' OS
bdy_in_waiting; htT ari''''''l'1tic status
p<",'en,,,1 her fmm selling hc:r w()<ls and 'hc:y
were always "",<Ie a< gifts to th;,se cOIl<cme<l.