page_title: 1579 in art
section_title: Works
hierarchical_section_title: 1579 in art / Works
caption_attribution_description: Self-portrait of George Gower, portraitist and serjeant-painter to Elizabeth I of England
context_page_description: The year 1579 in art involved some significant events and new works.
context_section_description: Federico Barocci paints the Madonna del Popolo (Uffizi).
  El Greco completes The Disrobing of Christ.
  Giambologna begins the Rape of the Sabine Women, a remarkable example of Mannerist sculpture.
  George Gower paints a self-portrait.
caption: George Gower, Self-portrait (1579)
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