Guda (nun)

Guda
Guda
Nationality	German
Known for	Limner
Patron(s)	Catholic Church

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Guda was a 12th-century nun and illuminator.^[1]

Career

She created a self-portrait in an initial letter in a Homeliary (now in the Frankfurt am Main, Staatsbibliothek).^[1] Along with her self-portrait, she wrote an inscription, "Guda, a sinner, wrote and painted this book."^[1]

Legacy

Scholars today credit Nun Guda with being one of the first women in western civilization to create a signed, self-portrait.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Shrimpton, editor, Delia Gaze ; picture editors, Maja Mihajlovic, Leanda (1997). Dictionary of women artists. London: Fitzroy Dearborn. pp. 9, 22. ISBN 1884964214. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[Shrimpton-1] Shrimpton, editor, Delia Gaze ; picture editors, Maja Mihajlovic, Leanda (1997). Dictionary of women artists. London: Fitzroy Dearborn. pp. 9, 22. ISBN 1884964214. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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