Self-portrait, 1558, Tempera and gold leaf on parchment, 3 3/8 x 2 1/4 in. (8.5 x 5.7 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations, Simon Bening (Netherlandish, Ghent (?) 1483/84–1561 Bruges), Written in gold on a red background is an inscription that identifies this miniature as a self-portrait of the famous Bruges illuminator, Simon Bening: 'Simon Bennik, the son of Alexander, painted this himself at the age of 75 in 1558
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Self-portrait, 1558, Tempera, gold leaf, parchment, 3 3/8 x 2 1/4, 8.5 5.7 cm, Manuscripts, Illuminations, Simon Bening, Netherlandish, Ghent, 1483/84–1561, Bruges, Written, gold, red background, inscription, identifies, miniature, self-portrait, famous Bruges illuminator, Bennik, son, Alexander, painted, age, 75
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