What does a self-portrait tell us about the artist? Readers are invited to find out in this unique addition to Dovers popular Art Library Series. Drawings in pen; ink; and charcoal; as well as etchings and engravings; encompass 45 splendid self-portraits. Subjects range from such 15th-century artists as Gentile Bellini; Leonardo da Vinci; and Albrecht Duuml;rer to a host of 19th-century masters: James Whistler; Auguste Rodin; Vincent van Gogh; Berthe Morisot; Aubrey Beardsley; and many more. Among the other artists depicted here is the avid self-portraitist Rembrandt van Rijn; in one of his trademark hats; along with Peter Paul Rubens; Francisco de Goya; William Blake; and Camille Pissarro. Artists; art historians and art lovers will enjoy discovering the emotions; character traits; and nuances of personality revealed in these masterly self-portraits.
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