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Self-portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura)

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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 the other, cleverly identifying herself as the female personification of painting - something her male contemporaries could never do. It was probably during her brief English sojourn (1638-c.1641) that Artemisia Gentileschi produced this painting.
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Title: Self-portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura)
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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 the other, cleverly identifying herself as the female personification of painting - something her male contemporaries could never do.
It was probably during her brief English sojourn (1638-c.
1641) that Artemisia Gentileschi produced this painting.

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