Leyster sits confidently with brush in hand, taking break from her painting.
The background of the painting is slightly darker than the foreground. A young woman is sitting in a chair. She is dressed in a black and red dress with a large white ruffled collar. Her hair is pulled back and is under a white bonnet-like hat. The woman's facial expression and body language are very relaxed and her mouth is curved into a small smile. While holding a paintbrush with her right hand, she rests her elbow on the back of her chair. Her left hand is holding a paint pallet while it rests on her lap. On the easel, positioned to her left, there is a painting of a man dressed in a blue suit playing the fiddle. His facial expression is painted as a happy one.
Self-Portrait
by Judith Leyster
Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
Question
How did Judith Leyster communicate her confidence in her artistic abilities in Self-Portrait?
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Responses
by painting a smile on her face
by painting a smile on her face
by only painting portraits
by only painting portraits
by wearing a professional dress
by wearing a professional dress
by displaying painting tools
by displaying painting tools
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