By Nana Japaridze
In 1660, Rembrandt painted himself with unflinching honesty. In this self-portrait, he shows every furrow and fold of age. He had suffered loss and bankruptcy by then, and his weary gaze is almost pained with introspection. Rembrandt painted over 40 self-portraits in his life – essentially keeping an artist’s diary on canvas. Centuries later, Vincent van Gogh similarly turned the camera on himself. His 1889 Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear immortalizes a bandage and fur cap after a famous breakdown. Both artists treated self-portraiture as a serious art form, not a mere snapshot of vanity.
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Couleur Additive Perseus 2, 2017
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John Ashbery, 1986
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Face Of The Poet 1, 1978
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Les Oiseleurs I, 1951
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Centenaire De Mourlot, 1952
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Masque, 1971
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Salon De Mai, 1965
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From Self-Portraits to Selfies: The Evolution of Self-Expres...
By Nana Japaridze
In 1660, Rembrandt painted himself with unflinching honesty. In this self-portrait, he shows every furrow and fold of age. He had suffered loss and bankruptcy by then, and his weary gaze is almost pa
