Guda

Guda was a 12th-century nun and illuminator.[1] She created a self-portrait in an initial letter in a Homeliary (now in the Frankfurt am Main, Staatsbibliothek).[1] Along with her self-portrait, she wrote an inscription, "Guda, a sinner, wrote and painted this book."[1]

Scholars today credit Nun Guda with being one of the first women in western civilization to create a signed, self-portrait.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Shrimpton, editor, Delia Gaze ; picture editors, Maja Mihajlovic, Leanda (1997). Dictionary of women artists. London: Fitzroy Dearborn. pp. 9,22. ISBN 1884964214.