Self-portrait

Leyster, Judith (1609-1660)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
ca. 1630
Height:
74.6 cm  (29 3/8 in.)
Width:
65.1 cm  (25 5/8 in.)
framed: 97.5 x 87.6 x 9.2 cm (38 3/8 x 34 1/2 x 3 5/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas
School:
Dutch golden age

    Item location

  • National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC)
    [Museum inv. no.: 1949.6.1]

Description

Man playing violin, in the painting being worked on by the artist. The figure is excerpted from the artist's 'Merry Company' (1629/1631, oil on canvas, private collection, The Netherlands).

People as subjects

Leyster, Judith (1609-1660)

Iconclass

48C5142
picture within picture
48C513
portrait, self-portrait of painter

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Violin [3573]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

4014