Martia fait son autoportrait · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Martia fait son autoportrait
Subject: Sculpture; Marcia; Painting; Self-Portrait
Period: 1400-1450;
Geographic: Rome
Description: Marcia was known for her incredible talent at painting and sculpture. She was especially known for her self-portrait, which she created using a mirror. The portrait was so accurate that there was no doubt it was her. This image depicts Marcia at her desk, painting her self-portrait with a mirror to her left, and her paint brushes to the right.
Image Creator: Master of the Cleres Femmes of the Duke of Berry (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:20194
Language: fre
Source Name: Livre des Femmes Nobles et Renommées
Parent Collection: 1403 Paris; 1403 Paris
Image: mta_20194_OBJ.png
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Sculpture; Marcia; Painting; Self-Portrait