The Self-Portrait : A Cultural History EPUB
by James Hall
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In this highly illustrated survey, art historian and critic James Hall brilliantly maps the history of self-portraiture, from the earliest myths of Narcissus to the prolific self-image-making of contemporary artists.
This intelligent and vivid account shows how artists' depictions of themselves have been part of a continuing tradition that reaches back for centuries. It reveals the importance of the medieval 'mirror craze'; the explosion of the genre during the Renaissance; 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, Bonnard and Modersohn-Becker; and the latest developments of the genre in the era of globalization.
'There is never a dull passage in this book: the detail is crisply imparted; the content richly arcane at times, but more usually profoundly human; the ideas come freshly coined.' - The Guardian
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- Pages:288 pages
- Publisher:Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Publication Date:24/08/2015
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- ISBN:9780500773147
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- Format:EPUB
- Pages:288 pages
- Publisher:Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Publication Date:24/08/2015
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- ISBN:9780500773147