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Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura) Maureen Lester ...

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Despite all <strong>the</strong> debate, <strong>Self</strong>-<strong>Portrait</strong> <strong>as</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Allegory</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Painting</strong> (<strong>La</strong> <strong>Pittura</strong>) is an exquisite<br />

piece. Imbued with <strong>the</strong> frenzy <strong>of</strong> creation, Artemisia created an image that in all likelihood<br />

represented herself at le<strong>as</strong>t partially. Despite, <strong>the</strong> <strong>as</strong>suredness <strong>of</strong> Vreeland's novel, one can only<br />

speculate <strong>as</strong> to <strong>the</strong> extent that this image captures her own.<br />

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