Self-Portrait (Kauffman, 1784) Explained

Self-Portrait
Artist:Angelica Kauffman
Year:1784
Medium:oil on canvas
Height Metric:64.7
Width Metric:50.7
Museum:Neue Pinakothek
City:Munich

Self-Portrait is an oil on canvas self portrait by Angelica Kauffman, from 1784. It is held in the Neue Pinakothek, in Munich, having been acquired by Louis I of Bavaria for his collection in 1826.[1]

Kauffman is depicted wearing a turban and looking directly at the viewer, holding a pen and her drawing briefcase. She follows the Renaissance tradition of the portraits of a Sibyl, similarly to painters like Raphael and Domenichino.[2]

References

  1. Web site: Bildagentur.
  2. Web site: Catalogue entry.