The self-portrait : a cultural history / James Hall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hall, James, 1963- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self-portraits.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, New York : Thames & Hudson, 2015.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

About the Author

Other Titles of Interest

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

Prelude: Self-Portraiture in Antiquity

1. Medieval Origins

2. A Craze for Mirrors

3. The Artist in Society

4. The Renaissance Artist as Hero

5. Mock-Heroic Self-Portraits

6. The Artist's Studio

7. At the Crossroads

8. Coming Home: into the Nineteenth Century

9. Sex and Genius

10. Beyond the Face: Modern and Contemporary Self-Portraits

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Acknowledgments

Picture Credits

Index

Copyright.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780500773147

0500773149

OCLC:

1027206929