1660
oil
canvas
From the collection of Pinacoteca di Brera
Self-Portrait (Allegory of painting) is a 1660 oil by Ginevra Cantofoli, a Early Baroque Italian work, held at Pinacoteca di Brera.
This painting features a woman with a blue headscarf, gazing to her right. She wears a brown dress with a white striped cuff, and her left hand holds a palette of paints. To her right is a bust of a woman, and the background is dark. The woman's attire and the presence of the palette suggest that she is an artist. The bust beside her may represent a subject she is painting or a symbol of her artistic inspiration. The style and use of color in this painting are reminiscent of the techniques employed by Ginevra Cantofoli, an artist known for her work in the 17th century.
Ginevra Cantofoli (Italian pronunciation: ; 1608 or 1618 – 1672) was an Italian painter. She was active in Bologna during the Baroque period.
See the richer artist page
