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Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Artemisia Gentileschi, c1615-1617

Artemisia Gentileschi, Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria, c.1615-17, National Gallery, Art Funded 2018
© The National Gallery, London

Artemisia Gentileschi is arguably the most celebrated female painter of early modern Europe.

Artemisia Gentileschi is arguably the most celebrated female painter of early modern Europe. She trained in Rome with her father, Orazio Gentileschi, and later lived and worked in Florence, London and Naples. 'Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria' is closely related to her Self-Portrait as a Lute Player, dating to around 1615, when she was living in Florence.

Images of Saint Catherine were extremely popular in the city at this time, possibly due to the presence of Cosimo II de' Medici's sister, Caterina. There are very few women artists represented in the National Gallery, and this is the first work by Gentileschi to enter the collection.

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Title of artwork, date

Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria, c1615-1617

Date supported

2018

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

71.4 × 69 cm

Grant

500000

Total cost

3600000

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