Judith Leyster: A Study of Extraordinary Expression

Judith Leyster's innovative application of expression in her Self Portrait serves as the focus of this study, whereby she is shown to cleverly blend conventional painting categories, preserve a sense of childlike innocence, and confidently flaunt her skills. In turn, Leyster challenged the male-centric seventeenth-century art market and stood apart from her artistic predecessors and contemporaries.