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Artist:Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1653)
Title- Self-portrait as the Allegory of Painting (Self-portrait as La Pittura)DescriptionInscribed: A.G.F.
[Artemisia Gentileschi fecit].
Date- 1638-9
Medium- oil on canvas
Dimensions- 96.5 × 73.7 cm (38 × 29 in)
Current location- Royal Collection, Windsor Castle
Source/PhotographerSelected work 14 from Self Portrait: Renaissance to Contemporary
(Anthony Bond, Joanna Woodall, ISBN 978-1855143579).
For this week's sketchbook assignment, you will create a reproduction of a famous portrait.
Answer these questions based on the portrait you chose.
1) Post an image of the portrait.
List the credit line information of the portrait? (Artist's, Title, Medium, Date, Size, Location)
2) Name two interesting facts about the artist.
-In an era when women painters were not easily accepted by the artistic community or patrons, she was the first woman to become a member of the Accademia di Arte del Disegno
in Florence.
- She was well aware of how women and female artists were viewed by men, therefore, being an explanation of why her works in the beginning of her career were bold and defiant.
3) Who is the portrait of in the reproduction? Is this a self-portrait?
Artemisia Gentileschi
4) What is Principle of Art is being emphasized in this portrait? Explain...
Emphasis on the face, because her face is mainly highlighted. And bossom.
5) What do you struggle with most when working with portraits? How will you resolve that for this sketchbook assignment?
I honestly don't know.