Tag: self-portrait

Self-Portrait (c.1620-1621)

Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) Self-Portrait c.1620–1621 Oil on canvas, 119.7 x 87.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Lifting a languid hand to his chin, the young Van Dyck presents himself as an aristocrat, excluding any signs of his trade…

Omaggio a Velázquez (c.1692-1700)

Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Omaggio a Velázquez (A Homage to Velázquez) c.1692–1700 Oil on canvas, 205.2 x 182.2 cm National Gallery, London The title of this painting originates from the idea that the man seated in the centre represents Diego Velázquez at the…

Autoritratto in aspetto di Medusa (post 1474)

Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Autoritratto in aspetto di Medusa (Self-portrait as Medusa) post 1474 Pen, brush, ink on paper, 124 x 99 mm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze In the late 18th century, this work was recorded as “Mask in pen” in the…

Autoportrait (1859)

Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Autoportrait (Self-Portrait) 1859 Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 65.4 x 53.7 cm Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA This self-portrait is based on a known photograph of the artist: Compare: Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Autoportrait 1864–1865 Koninklijk Museum…

Autoportrait (c.1893)

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Autoportrait (Self-portrait) c.1893 Oil on canvas, 46 × 38.1 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Gauguin exemplified the restless artistic spirit. In this image, painted during a brief return to Paris from Tahiti in 1893, he plays the…

Autoritratto entro uno specchio convesso (c.1523-1524)

Parmigianino (1503-1540) Autoritratto entro uno specchio convesso (Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror) c.1523–1524 Oil on panel, diameter 24.4 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna After his arrival in Rome, the young artist gave his self-portrait painted on a curved piece of wood to…