Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting [SEP] creator
Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting
Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting, also known as Autoritratto in veste di Pittura or simply La Pittura, was painted by the Italian Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi. The oil-on-canvas painting measures and was probably produced during Gentileschi’s stay in England between 1638 and 1639. It was in the collection of Charles I and was returned to the Royal Collection at the Restoration (1660) and remains there. In 2015 it was put on display in the "Cumberland
as an artist. Furthermore, as art historian Mary Garrard claims, only a woman artist could present herself in this way, as allegorical figures were limited to the bodies of women.
External links.
- The Royal Collection: "Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting" (La Pittura)
- Gentileschi's "Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting"
- Rebirth of Reason: "Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting" (La Pittura)