Friday, March 12, 2021

The First Self-Portrait Ever Painted

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This self-portrait by a young Flemish Renaissance painter by the name of Caterina van Hemessen, painted in 1548, is likely the first self-portrayal of an artist, male or female, at work at the easel. Hemessen's painting is one of the most pioneering in the history of image-making.

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