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Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun was a prominent female portrait painter in late 18th century Europe. She painted several self-portraits throughout her career, including Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat and Self-Portrait with her Daughter Julie, which are housed at the National Gallery in London and the Louvre in Paris respectively. Albrecht Dürer also painted a famous self-portrait in 1500 when he was 26 years old, noting the date and his age directly on the work housed at the Prado Museum. Sofonisba Anguissola, one of the first female artists of the early modern era, also painted several self-portraits in the mid-16th century that focused
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- 1. A r t1 0 0 U n d e r s t a n d i n g V i s u a l C u l t u r e Class 15.1 Consider the Source Ilse Bing, Self Portrait in Mirrors, 1931
- 2. agenda 12.6.16 • reviewPaper 2 • minor issue: terminology • bigger issue: constructed nature of the image
- 3. pallet Shipping pallets pictured.Another, older meaning for "pallet" is a simple, straw-filled mattress.
- 4. palette A traditional pieceof artist's equipment, a piece of shaped wood with a thumb-hole cradled against the body and holding the pigments an artist requires for the day's work, with an open area for mixing.
- 5. palate Part of theanatomy of the human mouth, it is also used metaphorically to indicate "taste." Example: The wine connoisseur had a refined palate.
- 6. Elisabeth VIGÉE-LEBRUN Self-Portrait ina Straw Hat after 1782 National Gallery, London
- 7. Elisabeth VIGÉE-LEBRUN Self-Portrait withher Daugher Julie 1786 Louvre, Paris
- 8. Elisabeth VIGÉE-LEBRUN Self-Portrait 1790 UffiziGallery, Florence
- 9. Albrecht Dürer Self Portrait 1500 oilon panel Prado View high-resolution, zoomable image: https://www.museodelprado.es /en/the-collection/art-work/- self-portrait/8417d190-eb9d- 4c52-9c89-dcdcd0109b5b
- 10. Window or paintedlandscape?
- 12. "Das malt ichnach meiner gestalt / Ich war sex und zwenzig Jor alt/ Albrecht Dürer" (I painted this from my own appearance; I was twenty-six years old)
- 13. Sofonisba ANGUISSOLA Self Portrait 1554 oilon poplar The inscription reads: "Sofonisba Anguissola, virgin, made this herself 1554."
- 14. Sofonisba ANGUISSOLA Self Portraitwith Medallion 1556 varnished watercolor on parchment 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches
- 15. Sofonisba ANGUISSOLA Self Portraitat the Spinet oil on canvas 56.5 x 48 cm 1556
- 16. Sofonisba ANGUISSOLA Self-portrait atthe easel, 1556 oil on canvas 26 × 22.4 inches (66 × 57 cm)
- 17. In this image,palette, pose/gesture, and costume are carefully controlled. Each visual element ( or signifier) is selected to contribute to an overall meaning (set of signifieds). The image works autonomously—on its own—it does not depend upon the truth or falsehood of what it represents. If consistent, the message will still communicate its meanings, even if the reality does not match.
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- #14 Creator: Sofonisba Anguissola , Italian, ca. 1532-1625 Culture: Italian Title: Self Portrait Work Type: Painting Date: 1554 Material: poplar Measurements: 19.5x12.5 cm Style Period: Italian Baroque Description: Signed; Dated Repository: Kunsthistorisches Museum (Vienna, Austria) Accession Number: 285 Collection: Saskia Art Images Collection ID Number: Mif-0475 Source: Vendor: Saskia, Ltd. Source: Data from: University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Rights: This image has been selected and made available by an institutional user of the ARTstor Digital Library using ARTstor's software tools. ARTstor has not pre-screened or selected this image, and therefore disclaims any liability for any use of this image. Should you have any legal objection to the use of this image, please notify ARTstor's Contact for Legal Notices.
- #15 Creator: Sofonisba Anguissola, Italian, Cremonese, about 1532-1625 Title: Self-Portrait Date: about 1556 Material: Oil on parchment Measurements: 8.3 x 6.4 cm (3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.) Subject: female, woman Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - Images for Academic Publishing Collection: http://www.mfa.org/collections ID Number: SC81958 Credit Line: Emma F. Munroe Fund, (60.155) Image Copyright Notice: Image © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Rights: This image is available for noncommercial educational and scholarly uses permitted under the Artstor Digital Library Terms, located at www.artstor.org Rights: This image was provided by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Contact information: MFA Images, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, (617) 369-4338 (ph), (617) 437-7471 (fax), mfaimages@mfa.org Rights: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. All Rights Reserved. Rights: This image is also available for scholarly publications through Artstor's Images for Academic Publishing (IAP) service. If you seek to use this image for scholarly publication, please click on the IAP icon below the thumbnail image or contact Artstor at iap@artstor.org. If you seek to use this image for any other purpose, please contact the contributing institution identified in the data record.
- #16 Creator: Sofonisba Anguissola Title: Self Portrait at the Spinet (Self Portrait at the Clavichord) Work Type: painting Date: c. 1555-56 Material: oil on canvas Measurements: 56.5 x 48 cm Repository: Museo e gallerie nazionali di Capodimonte Collection: Italian and other European Art (Scala Archives) Source: Image and original data provided by SCALA, Florence/ART RESOURCE, N.Y. Source: http://www.artres.com/c/htm/Home.aspx Source: http://www.scalarchives.com Rights: (c) 2006, SCALA, Florence / ART RESOURCE, N.Y. Rights: Please note that if this image is under copyright, you may need to contact one or more copyright owners for any use that is not permitted under the ARTstor Terms and Conditions of Use or not otherwise permitted by law. While ARTstor tries to update contact information, it cannot guarantee that such information is always accurate. Determining whether those permissions are necessary, and obtaining such permissions, is your sole responsibility.
- #17 Creator: Sofonisba Anguissola (c. 1532-1625) Title: Self-Portrait Painting the Madonna Work Type: painting Date: 1556 Material: oil on canvas Measurements: 66 x 57 cm Repository: Muzeum Zamek w Lancucie, Lancut, Poland Collection: Art, Archaeology and Architecture (Erich Lessing Culture and Fine Arts Archives) ID Number: 40-08-05/ 5 Source: Image and original data provided by Erich Lessing Culture and Fine Arts Archives/ART RESOURCE, N.Y. Source: http://www.artres.com/c/htm/Home.aspx Source: http://www.artres.com/c/htm/TreePfLight.aspx?ID=LES Rights: Photo Credit: Erich Lessing/ART RESOURCE, N.Y. Rights: Please note that if this image is under copyright, you may need to contact one or more copyright owners for any use that is not permitted under the ARTstor Terms and Conditions of Use or not otherwise permitted by law. While ARTstor tries to update contact information, it cannot guarantee that such information is always accurate. Determining whether those permissions are necessary, and obtaining such permissions, is your sole responsibility.