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The” Hermaphrodite” sculpture is one of Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s most famous restoration works. The figure radiates ambiguous seductiveness and intrigue. Hermaphroditus is shown sleeping down but different angles of the piece reveal the figure’s male…

This self-portrait of Lavinia Fontana depicts the artist playing the clavichord, an appropriately cultured activity for a rising noblewoman. The seated Fontana is resplendent in an intricate red gown decorated with jewels and a lace collar. Brightly…

Giovanna Garzoni's Self-portrait as Apollo. Signed on the instrument: “Giovanna Garzoni F”

Gian Lorenzo Bernini's oil painting self-portrait. This is one of Bernini's most famous paintings.

Bernini’s Self-Portrait as a Young Man, painted in 1623 at the young age of 25, is done in oil paint on a 38 cm by 30 cm canvas. The painting is in the Galleria Borghese in Rome as a part of the collection of Scipione Borghese [1].

The portrait,…

This self-portrait of Sofonisba Anguissola depicts the artist seated at a keyboard and accompanied by an older maidservant. Anguissola wears a dark brown, somewhat unembellished gown with a small frilled collar and cuffs. She sits very tall and…

In this work, Gentileschi depicts herself in the act of painting. Gentileschi most likely completed this painting during her brief English sojourn (1638-c.1641) where she was invited by Charles I to join her father Orazio Gentileschi who had been…

Exterior image of Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza

This church, consecrated in 1660, represents another architectural feat and masterpiece of Borromini. Like in San Carlino, Borromini utilizes a novel geometric plan to erect the church unobtrusively in the context of its surroundings. In fact, the…

Wide view image of the interior Dome of Sant'Agnese in Agone