Date : approx. between 1490 and 1500
Material : Oil painting on wood
Acquisition : Charles H. and Mary F.S. Worcester Fund (1947)
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European Painting
Painting (Autoportrait)
Area related
South of Germany (Germany)
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The artiste has not been identified, although he included the monogram MN above the window.
The artist, who presumably portrayed himself here, has not been identified, although he included the monogram MN above the window. The portrait style, the placement of the sitter in a room looking out on a landscape, and the use of linden wood for the panel all suggest a south German origin. While the portrait displays the awkwardness of the work of a very young artist, it nevertheless conveys the energy and inquisitiveness of the emerging Renaissance in Germany.
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Self-portrait
A self-portrait is a portrait where the artist is also the subject. Usually it is in the form of a painting, drawing, or similar graphic image
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