Self-Portrait (Kauffman, 1784)

Self-Portrait is an oil on canvas self portrait by Angelica Kauffman, from 1784.

It is held in the Neue Pinakothek, in Munich, having been acquired by Louis I of Bavaria for his collection in 1826.

[1] Kauffman is depicted wearing a turban and looking directly at the viewer, holding a pen and her drawing briefcase.

She follows the Renaissance tradition of the portraits of a Sibyl, similarly to painters like Raphael and Domenichino.

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