Self-portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura) / Self Portrait as an Allegory of Painting / Self Portrait as La Pittura / Center portion, chain and pendant (little mask) / Baroque; Creation date: ca. 1638-1639

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Work Title: Self-portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura); Self Portrait as an Allegory of Painting; Self Portrait as La Pittura
View Title: Center portion, chain and pendant (little mask)
Creator/Culture: painter: Artemisia Gentileschi (Italian, 1593-1651)
Site/Repository: Repository: Royal Collection (London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom) ID: 1638-9
Period/Date: Baroque; Creation date: ca. 1638-1639
Media/Technique: oil on canvas, painting (image-making)
Dimensions: 96.52x73.66 cm (38x29 inches)
Subjects: Paintings (visual works); Female allegorical figures; Painting (Allegorical figure); Female portraits; Women artists; Self portraits; Gentileschi, Artemisia (Italian artist, 1593-1651)
Work Record ID: 172358
Image Record ID: 693723
Digital filename: 03d100572
Classification Filing Number: 372; G3382-A; 6GA 2b; *.r
HART Image Order Number: 210161
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 05:05:35

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Collection: History of Art, VRC Image Bank
Image Size: 1801 x 2713
File Size: 650 KB
Record: 693723
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-693723/03d100572

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Full citation: History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 693723. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-693723/03d100572. May 23, 2025.