
Jan
24
1:01 AM01:01
Self-portrait (about 1782) by Anna Dorothea Therbusch, Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany
The artist presents herself to us as a scholar and an elegant figure of note – approachable and intelligent. And while the monocle draws our attention to her eye, it also reminds us that this was a woman who observed the world, rather than simply inhabiting it …