self portrait

July 8, 2020
Artemisia Gentileschi was born on July 8, 1593, in Rome and is one of the most distinguished artists of her generation.

January 27, 2019
19th-century painter Giacomo di Chirico was born on January 27, 1844 in Venosa (Potenza).

December 20, 2017
Recently Rediscovered Gentileschi Portrait Goes for New Record Price at Auction The Art Newspaper has reported this morning that a recently rediscovered self-portrait of Artemisia Gentileschi in the guise of Saint Catherine has sold at a Druout auction in Paris for $2.85 million (€2.36 million), which sets a new record price for a work by the revolutionary Baroque-era painter.

July 15, 2017
On July 15, 1609, Annibale Carracci (1560-1609) died in Rome.

March 5, 2017
Poet, translator, painter, novelist, actor, and filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini was born 5 March 1922 in Bologna.

July 20, 2015
In an exceptional event, the only known self-portrait by Leonardo da Vinci is on display at the Capitoline Museums in Rome.

May 17, 2014
Through 15 June at the Museo Correr in Venice, a recently rediscovered drawing attributed to Titian forms the center of the exhibition, A Self-Portrait by Titian.