SEEING OURSELVES. WOMEN'S SELF

The two earliest self-portraits come from 12th-century illuminated manuscripts in which nuns gaze at us across eight centuries. In 1 6th-century Italy, Sofonisba Anguissola paints one of the longest series of self-portraits, spanning adolescence to old age. In 17th -century Holland, Judith Leyster shows herself at the easel as a relaxed, self-assured professional. In the 18th century, artists fr om Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun to Angelica Kauffman express both passion for their craft and the idea of femininity/ and in the 19th the salons an...[Read more]