(Image: Gustave Courbet/Website) Artemisia Gentileschi’s ‘Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting’ is not just a self-portrait but also evidence to her exceptional skills as an artist.

By 1630 Gentileschi had re-settled in Naples, producing “Self Portrait as the Allegory of Painting” and "The Birth of St. John the Baptist.". She visited London to help her father fulfil a ...

She often used mirrors in her paintings like “Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting,” which allowed her to develop a sense of self and reflect on her own identity. The play runs for 1 hour and 45 ...

Jan van Eyck, “Portrait of a Man (Self-Portrait?),” 1433 Vcg Wilson/Corbis, via Getty Images This painting is sometimes credited as the first surviving self-portrait, though, as its title ...

Self-Portrait with Monkey, 1938, Oil on masonite, 16" x 12", Collection of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, New York In October 1938, Frida staged her first one-woman exhibition at the Levy Gallery ...

Artemisia Gentileschi, Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting, c. 1638-1639, Oil on canvas, British Royal Collection, London (England).