The Artist and his Model

Alexei Alexeevich Harlamoff (Russian, 1840-1925) - The Artist and his Model, 1875 (Oil on canvas) - - Harlamoff portrayed reading women many times in his later work, and he depicted this young reader as a model. The mirror in this painting reveals Harlamoff in his studio in Paris. By disguising his self-portrait in a mirror, the artist evokes the well-known imagery of Rembrandt and Velazquez, two Old Masters whom he is known to have admired…