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The Cellist (Self-portrait)
Courbet painted many self-portraits. In the course of the 19th century, self-portraits became increasingly popular. In art circles in Paris, they played a key role in defining the self-image of artists of the era, and in launching artists’ careers on the increasingly competitive art market. In his early self-portraits, Courbet often appears as various theatrical characters – here he is seen in a m…
Creator
Subject
Type of item
- Visual arts
- paintings (visual works)
- http://udcdata.info/065280
- Visual Works (hierarchy name)
Creator
Subject
Type of item
- Visual arts
- paintings (visual works)
- http://udcdata.info/065280
- Visual Works (hierarchy name)
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Nationalmuseum, Sweden
Creation date
- 1847
- 1847
Provenance
- Donated 1936 by Nationalmusei Vänner
Identifier
- NM 3105
- 20159
Extent
- Mått 117 x 89 cm
Format
- Oil on canvas
- Oil painting
Year
- 1847
Providing country
- Sweden
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2017-01-11T14:09:22.321Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2017-01-11T14:26:54.002Z