The Self-Portrait: A Cultural History

Author(s): James Hall

Art

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

  • : 9780500292112
  • : Thames & Hudson Ltd
  • : Thames & Hudson Ltd
  • : 0.72
  • : August 2015
  • : 229mm X 155mm X 28mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : October 2015
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : James Hall
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
  • : 704.942
  • : 288
  • : 120 colour illustrations