Caterina+Van+Hemessen

=**Caterina Van Hemessen**= Caterina Van Hemessen lived from the years 1528-1587. She is the earliest female painter who's art is still around today. As a young child she was trained by her dad Jan Sanders van Hemessen. In order for a female to be an artist they had to be trained for 4-5 years. Caterina was lucky that she was able to train with her dad. She mostly created portraits of rich men and women. Although she was not an amazingly talented artist she is very famous. She became famous for her S//elf Portrait//. It was painted in 1548 at the age of 20. It shows her starting another one of her paintings. Another painting is called //Portrait of a Lady//. This painting is basically believed to have been a portrait of one of her clients. Another painting by Caterina is called //Lady in 16th Century Costume//. Like the portrait of a lady it was probably made for a client. She brought to the Renaissance the self portrait. She helped make the self portrait famous in both the Renaissance and today.