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Self Portrait as the Allegory of Painting

Painting, Oil paint, Baroque 

Height 98.6cm, Width 75.2cm


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Artemisia Gentileschi was invited to London in 1638 by Charles I, and probably produced this sophisticated and accomplished self-portrait in England. She holds a brush in one hand and a palette in t ...
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Artemisia Gentileschi
Italy
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Artemisia Lomi or Artemisia Gentileschi (8 July 1593 – c. 1656) was an Italian Baroque painter. Gentileschi is considered among the most accomplished seventeenth-century artists, initially working i ...
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Pieter Paul Rubens Gallery

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Artemisia Gentileschi's "Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting": A Masterful Proclamation of Artistic Identity

This captivating Baroque masterpiece, "Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting" by Artemisia Gentileschi, is a testament to the artist's exceptional skill and unwavering creative vision. In this striking self-portrait, Gentileschi presents herself as the personification of "La Pittura" (Painting ...
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Artemisia Gentileschi's "Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting": A Masterful Proclamation of Artistic Identity

SUMMARY


This captivating Baroque masterpiece, "Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting" by Artemisia Gentileschi, is a testament to the artist's exceptional skill and unwavering creative vision. In this striking self-portrait, Gentileschi presents herself as the personification of "La Pittura" (Painting ...
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