maulstick
A maulstick or mahlstick is a stick with a soft leather or padded head used by painters to support the working hand with a paintbrush or pen. The word derives from the German and Dutch Malstock or maalstok 'painting stick', from malen which means 'to paint' in German and Middle Dutch. In contemporary Dutch it only means 'to grind'. • Illustration — Closeup image of maulstick being used by painter In 16th- through 19th-century paintings of artists, including self-portraits, the maulstick is often depicted as part of the painter's equipment.
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Catarina van Hemessen · Öffentliche Kunstsammlung, Kunstmuseum, Basel. Dépôt de l'Institut Professeurs Bachofen et J.J. Burckhardt, 1921. · Public domain
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• Illustration — William-Adolphe Bouguereau holding painting implements • Illustration — Self portrait of Caterina van Hemessen • Illustration — Self-portrait by Sofonisba Anguissola • Illustration — Portrait of Eva Gonzalès, by Édouard Manet • Illustration — Detail of Vermeer's The Art of Painting with artist using mahlstick
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