Sold at Auction: Catharina van Hemessen, Attributed to Catharina van Hemessen (1528 – after 1565), 24,7 x 31,8 cm
![Deborah Solomon on Twitter: "The Flemish artist Catharina van Hemessen is believed to have painted the first-ever self-portrait at an easel (in 1548). She appears, all at once, anxious, hesitant and unstoppable. Deborah Solomon on Twitter: "The Flemish artist Catharina van Hemessen is believed to have painted the first-ever self-portrait at an easel (in 1548). She appears, all at once, anxious, hesitant and unstoppable.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EK3ndlyX0AAAqT7.jpg:large)
Deborah Solomon on Twitter: "The Flemish artist Catharina van Hemessen is believed to have painted the first-ever self-portrait at an easel (in 1548). She appears, all at once, anxious, hesitant and unstoppable.
![Catharina van Hemessen (1528-1587) | Renaissance painter | Tutt'Art@ | Pittura • Scultura • Poesia • Musica Catharina van Hemessen (1528-1587) | Renaissance painter | Tutt'Art@ | Pittura • Scultura • Poesia • Musica](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bb7Eq8q-HeE/YDWAAs3iueI/AAAAAAAG96E/NsYn3y5vAMMfyAGMlb8iANG2zZNeafKiQCPcBGAsYHg/s1978/Catharina-van-Hemessen-Portrait-of-a-Woman-detail-The-National-Gallery-London.jpg)