The Self-Portrait: A Cultural History
Author(s): James Hall
In this broad cultural survey, James Hall brilliantly maps the history of self-portraiture, from the earliest myths of Narcissus and the Christian tradition of bearing witness to the prolific self-image-making of todays contemporary artists. Along the way he reveals the importance of the medieval mirror craze; the confessional self-portraits of Titian and Michelangelo; the role of biography for serial self-portraitists such as Courbet and van Gogh; themes of sex and genius in works by Munch and Bonnard; and the latest developments in our globalized age. Hall covers the full range of self-portraits, from comic and caricature self-portraits to invented or imaginary ones, and looks deeply into the worlds and mindsets of the artists who have created them. Offering a rich and lively history, this is an essential read for all those interested in this most enduringly popular and humane of art forms.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Thames & Hudson Ltd
- : Thames & Hudson Ltd
- : 0.72
- : 01 August 2015
- : 229mm X 155mm X 28mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 October 2015
- : books
Special Fields
- : James Hall
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 704.942
- : 288
- : 120 colour illustrations