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Self-portrait
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| Artist / Maker | Simon Bening |
|---|---|
| Date | 1558 |
| Medium | tempera, parchment |
| Genre | portrait, self-portrait |
| Type | Painting |
| Collection | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
About the Artist
BiographySimon Bening (1483–1561) — Flemish painter and manuscript illuminator (1483-1561).Simon Bening worked as painter, illuminator, miniaturist and illustrator and is associated with Southern Netherlands. Their documented life spans the years 1483 to 1561, born in Ghent, died in Bruges. Their work is linked to Ghent-Bruges school.Disciplinespainter, illuminator, miniaturist, illustratorBorn1483, GhentDied1561, BrugesNationalitySouthern NetherlandsMovementGhent-Bruges school1483–1561, BrugesLast great Flemish illuminator, master of landscape miniatures.Sources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image: Wikimedia Commons · Data: Wikidata (CC0).
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