A Space of Their Own

Anna Maria van Schurman

Selected Works

A bust-length, printed self-portrait of the artist wearing an elaborate dress with a lace collar. She wears her curly hair cut short in a bob with bangs. She looks at the viewer directly with a sidewards glance and a slight smile. Below her there is a scroll with an inscription.

Self-Portrait

1633
Anna Maria van Schurman, Self Portrait, 1633. Engraving, trimmed along and within platemark, 16.6 x 15 cm. Rhode Island School of Design.
Rhode Island School of Design

A printed, oval bust-length self-portrait of the artist wearing seventeenth-century clothes, including an oversized, lace-trimmed collar. Her hair is pulled back and tied into a bun, embellished with beads. She looks out directly at the viewer with a neutral expression. She is identified by an inscription around the oval and another at the bottom of the sheet.

Self-Portrait

1640
Anna Maria van Schurman, Self-Portrait, 1640. Engraving, 19.7 x 15.1 cm. Centraal Museum, Utrecht.
Centraal Museum, Utrecht

An oval portrait of a man wearing seventeenth-century clothes, including an elaborate lace collar. He wears his curly hair loose to his shoulders, with bangs, and he has a mustache twirled up at either end. An inscription runs around the oval to identify the sitter and the date.

Portrait of Paul Fleming, Poet and Doctor

1640
Anna Maria van Schurman, Portrait of Paul Fleming, Poet and Doctor, 1640. Engraving, 9.8 x 7.7 cm. Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Philadelphia Museum of Art

A bust-length, oval portrait of a man in seventeenth-century clothing with an oversized white collar. He looks out directly with a serious expression. His hair is combed forward, and he has a beard and a thin mustache. There is an inscription around the oval and another at the bottom of the page.

Portrait of Gisbert Voet, the Artist's Teacher

1647
Anna Maria van Schurman, Portrait of Gisbert Voet, the Artist's Teacher, 1647. Etching and engraving, 37.9 x 28 cm. Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Philadelphia Museum of Art

An oval portrait miniature of a man who looks out directly at the viewer. He wears black, with a white ruff at his collage. His hair is cut short above his pronounced ear, and he has a mustache and a beard that covers just his chin. The portrait is set in a simple black frame.

Portrait of Prof. Carolus Dematius, 1597-1651

ca. 1640
Anna Maria van Schurman, Portrait of Prof. Carolus Dematius, 1597-1651, ca. 1640. Silver pen charcoal on paper, 17 x 10 cm. Centraal Museum, Utrecht.
Centraal Museum, Utrecht

A printed bust-length portrait of a man in an oval, surrounded with a laurel. He is wearing seventeenth-century clothes and wears his curly hair loose to his shoulders. He looks out with a direct, neutral expression. Below him there is an inscription that identifies him.

Portrait of Dr. R. de Graaf

mid-17th century
Anna Maria van Schurman, Portrait of Dr. R. de Graaf, mid-17th century. Etching and engraving, 14.2 x 9 cm. Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Philadelphia Museum of Art

A black chalk drawing of a bowl of fruit, seen from slightly above. Some fruits and flowers are outside the bowl, as though they are resting on an unseen table. There are two butterflies, two beetles, and a dragonfly on or around the fruit.

Bowl with Fruits

n.d.
Anna Maria van Schurman, Bowl with Fruits, n.d. Black chalk. Fondation Custodia.
Fondation Custodia

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