Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria
| Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria | |
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| Artist | Artemisia Gentileschi  |
| Year | 1615–1617 |
| Medium | oil paint, canvas |
| Dimensions | 71.4 cm (28.1 in) × 69 cm (27 in) |
| Location | National Gallery |
| Accession No. | NG6671 |
| Identifiers | RKDimages ID: 295928 Art UK artwork ID: self-portrait-as-saint-catherine-of-alexandria-243732 |
Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria is a 1615–1617 painting by the Italian Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi, showing the artist in the guise of Catherine of Alexandria. It is now in the collection of the National Gallery, London, which purchased it in 2018 for £3.6 million, including about £2.7 million from its American Friends group.[1][2] It was painted during her time in Florence.[3] and is similar to her Saint Catherine of Alexandria (c.1619), now in the Uffizi. It is one of several paintings of female martyrs by Gentileschi that she made after her famous 1612 rape trial in which her fingers were crushed to force her to tell the truth. [4]
See also these other self-portraits by Gentileschi:
Previously, the painting had been in a French private collection and was sold at Hôtel Drouot in Paris on 19 December 2017 for €2.4m.[5] The €1.9m high hammer price was well above the original estimate of €300,000-€400,000.[6] The former price record for one of her paintings was made in 2014 with the sale of her Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy.
References
- ^ Dex, Robert (2018-07-06). "National Gallery spends £3.6m on rare painting to boost women's art". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- ^ "Rare self portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi enters the collection". National Gallery. 2018-07-06. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- ^ "Catalogue entry". Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- ^ National Gallery buys Artemisia Gentileschi masterpiece for £3.6m, 6 July 2018 in The Guardian
- ^ Newly discovered Artemisia Gentileschi painting sells for €2.4m at auction in Paris
- ^ Press release by auctioneer Christophe Joron-Derem on Drouot website with link to video presentation by art expert Eric Turquin with close-up details of this painting