De Chirico, Giorgio (1888-1978) Autoritratto (Self-Portrait) 1912–1913 Oil on canvas, 87.3 × 69.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York De Chirico painted this self-portrait while he lived in Paris from 1911 to 1915. He created there melancholy cityscapes that became…
Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Autoportrait (Self-Portrait) c.1857–1858 Oil on paper, mounted on canvas, 26 x 19.1 cm Clark Art Institute, Williamstown
Canaletto (1697-1768) Walton Bridge 1754 Oil on canvas, 48.7 x 76.4 cm Dulwich Picture Gallery, London Inscribed verso: ‘Fatto nel anno 1754 in Londra per la pri[ma] ed ultima [volta con ogni maggior attenzione] ad instanza [del Signor Cavaliere Hollis] padrone…
Legros, Alphonse (1837-1911) Portrait de l’artiste (Portrait of the artist) s.d. Etching and drypoint, 69.5 × 56.8 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Boccioni, Umberto (1882-1916) Autoritratto Studio di autoritratto (Self portrait Self portrait study) s.d. Pencil on buff paper, 17.2 × 15.8 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Medusa c.1597–1599 Oil on canvas mounted on wood, diam. 58 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Concerto di giovani (The Musicians) 1597 Oil on canvas, 92.1 x 118.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York While Cupid confirms Caravaggio’s allegorical frame for representing Music, the artist equally engages with contemporary performance and individualized models, including…
Kahlo, Frida (1907-1954) Autorretrato dedicado a León Trotsky (Self-Portrait Dedicated to Leon Trotsky) 1937 Oil on masonite 76 x 60.96 cm National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington © 2012 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico,…
Claudel, Camille (1864-1943) Persée et la Gorgone (Perseus and the Gorgon) c.1897 Marble, 196 x 111 x 90 cm Musée Camille Claudel, Nogent-sur-Seine “It’s Medusa!” “It’s Percy Jackson!” As soon as they catch sight of Perseus and the Gorgon, a marble…
Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear (F 527, JH 1657) 1889 Oil on canvas, 50 x 60.5 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London This famous painting, Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear by Vincent van Gogh, expresses his artistic power and…