Self-Portrait as Pictura, 1687
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DatesSigned: Signed 1687
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Dimensionsh x w: Mått 101 x 81,5 cm h x w x d: Ram 117 x 96 x 6 cm
Inventory numberNMGrh 5120
AcqusitionPurchase 2016 Hedda and N.D. Qvist Fund
Other titlesTitle (sv): Självporträtt som Pictura, 1687 Title (en): Self-Portrait as Pictura, 1687 Previous: Självporträtt Previous: Self-portrait
DescriptionDescription: This painting is signed and dated 1687 and is the oldest known self-portrait of a woman in Swedish art history. Amalia von Königsmarck was a noble amateur who had studied under David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl. The portrait shows her painting at an easel. The laurel wreath and all’antica dress indicate that she also appears here as Pictura, a female personification of the art of painting. In all, von Königsmarck produced around half a dozen self-portraits.
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