The Self-Portrait: A Cultural History

The Self-Portrait: A Cultural History

Sheds new light on the long history of self-portraiture with fresh interpretations of famous examples and new works, ideas, and anecdotes
This broad cultural history of self-portraiture brilliantly maps the history of the genre, from the earliest myths of Narcissus and the Christian tradition of â‚¬Å“bearing witnessâ‚¬Â to the prolific self-image-making of todayâ‚¬s contemporary artists.

Focusing on a perennially popular subject, the book tells the vivid history of works that offer insights into artistsâ‚¬ personal, psychological, and creative worlds. Topics include the importance of the medieval mirror craze in early self-portraiture; the confessional self-portraits of Titian and Michelangelo; the mystique of the artistâ‚¬s studio, from Vermeer to VelÂ¡zquez; the role of biography and geography for serial self-portraitists such as Courbet and Van Gogh; the multiple selves of modern and contemporary artists such as Cahun and Sherman; and recent developments in the era of globalization.

Comprehensive and beautifully illustrated, the book features the work of a wide range of artists including Beckmann, Caravaggio, Drer, Gentileschi, Ghiberti, Giotto, Goya, Kahlo, Kauffman, Magritte, Mantegna, Picasso, Poussin, Raphael, Rembrandt and Van Eyck. The full range of the subject is explored, including comic and caricature self-portraits, â‚¬Å“inventedâ‚¬Â or imaginary self-portraits, and important collections of self-portraiture such as that of the Medici. 120 illustrations in color and black and white
Country USA
Brand Thames & Hudson
Manufacturer Thames & Hudson
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
ReleaseDate 2014-04-22
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780500239100

Country	USA
Brand	Thames & Hudson
Manufacturer	Thames & Hudson
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
ReleaseDate	2014-04-22
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780500239100

The Self-Portrait: A Cultural History

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