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

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Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura) is a renowned Baroque self-portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi in which she personifies the abstract concept of Painting itself, asserting both her artistic identity and the intellectual status of her craft.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque artwork ⓘ
painting ⓘ
self-portrait ⓘ
alsoKnownAs La Pittura ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance early example of a woman artist depicting herself as the personification of Painting ⓘ
important example of Baroque self-fashioning ⓘ
key work in Artemisia Gentileschi’s oeuvre ⓘ
collection Royal Collection ⓘ
commissionedBy likely Charles I of England ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
creator Artemisia Gentileschi ⓘ
currentCity London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
depicts allegorical figure of Painting ⓘ
self-portrait of Artemisia Gentileschi ⓘ
depictsAttributeOfPainting brush and palette as tools of the painter ⓘ
disheveled hair as sign of creative frenzy ⓘ
gold chain with mask symbolizing imitation ⓘ
dimensionType vertical format ⓘ
genre allegorical painting ⓘ
iconographySource Cesare Ripa’s Iconologia ⓘ
inception c. 1638–1639 ⓘ
languageOfTitle Italian ⓘ
location Royal Collection, United Kingdom ⓘ
medium canvas ⓘ
oil paint ⓘ
movement Baroque ⓘ
periodOfCreation Artemisia Gentileschi’s later career in England ⓘ
portrays Artemisia Gentileschi as the allegorical figure of Painting ⓘ
styleCharacteristic dramatic lighting ⓘ
naturalistic rendering of flesh and fabric ⓘ
strong chiaroscuro ⓘ
subjectGender female figure ⓘ
thematicFocus assertion of artistic intellect and status ⓘ
personification of the art of painting ⓘ
self-representation of a woman artist ⓘ
titleInEnglish Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting ⓘ
titleInItalian Autoritratto in veste di Pittura ⓘ
visualCharacteristic artist shown in profile or three-quarter profile ⓘ
brownish or ochre bodice ⓘ
brush held in right hand ⓘ
dark, undefined background ⓘ
dynamic twisting pose ⓘ
gold chain around neck ⓘ
green dress ⓘ
loose dark hair ⓘ
mask pendant on chain ⓘ
palette held in left hand ⓘ
three-quarter-length figure ⓘ

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Artemisia Gentileschi → notableWork → Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura) ⓘ
Abraham Bloemaert → notableWork → The Allegory of Painting ⓘ
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Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura) → depicts → self-portrait of Artemisia Gentileschi ⓘ
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Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura) → titleInItalian → Autoritratto in veste di Pittura ⓘ
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Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura) → titleInEnglish → Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting ⓘ
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