Lady in Ermine

Presented by the Italian Studies Department of UC Berkeley and the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco.

Sofonisba Anguissola defied the patriarchy of the 16th century to become the first successful woman artist in Europe. Then history forgot her. Based on the novel, the Lady in Ermine short film portrays Sofonisba’s inspiration as a portraitist during the foreign occupation of her region and serves as a proof of concept for a feature film adaptation.

This is a FREE screening, first come first served.