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OriginalSelf-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting. Artemisia Gentileschi, 1638-39. 96.5 by 73.7 centimetres (38.0 in × 29.0 in)
Reason
We don't have nearly enough works by women artists. Here's a particularly interesting one, in which Artemisia Gentileschi depicted herself as the “Allegory of Painting” illustrated by Cesare Ripa.
Articles in which this image appears
Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting +4
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Artemisia Gentileschi

Promoted File:Self-portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura) - Artemisia Gentileschi.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:37, 8 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]