(Also spelled mahl stick or maulstick). A wooden stick with a padded head used by painters as a tool to support and steady the hand that holds the brush.
Sofonisba Anguissola. Self-portrait at the Easel. Oil on canvas. 1556. Łańcut Castle, Poland.
(Also spelled mahl stick or maulstick). A wooden stick with a padded head used by painters as a tool to support and steady the hand that holds the brush.
Sofonisba Anguissola. Self-portrait at the Easel. Oil on canvas. 1556. Łańcut Castle, Poland.