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The Self-Portrait - A Cultural History (Paperback) Loot Price: R499
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The Self-Portrait - A Cultural History (Paperback): James Hall

The Self-Portrait - A Cultural History (Paperback)

James Hall

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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 today’s 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.

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Imprint: Thames and Hudson
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: August 2015
First published: 2014
Authors: James Hall
Dimensions: 230 x 154 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 978-0-500-29211-2
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > General
LSN: 0-500-29211-6
Barcode: 9780500292112

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