1. Self-Portrait (earlier known as Self-
Portrait at Twenty-Eight Years Old
Wearing a Coat with Fur Collar or
Self-Portrait in a Wig) is a painting
on wood panel by the German artist
Albrecht Durer. Painted early in 1500,
just before his 29th birthday, it is the
last of his three painted self-portraits.
It is considered the most personal,
iconic and complex of his self-
portraits, and the one that has
become fixed in the popular
imagination.
The self-portrait is most remarkable
because of its resemblance to many
earlier representations of Christ. Art
historians note the similarities with
the conventions of religious painting,
including its symmetry, dark tones
and the manner in which the artist
directly confronts the viewer and
raises his hands to the middle of his
chest as if in the act of blessing. It is
likely that Durer portrayed himself in
this way through a combination of
arrogance and a desire by a young
and ambitious artist to acknowledge
his talent as God given.
Self-Portrait (earlier known as Self-Portrait at Twenty-Eight Years Old Wearing a Coat with Fur Collar [1] or Self-Portrait in a Wig [2] ) is a painting on wood panel by the German Renaissance artist Albrecht Der . Painted early in 1500, just before his 29th birthday, it is the last of his three painted self-portraits. It is considered the most personal, iconic and complex of his self-portraits, and the one that has become fixed in the popular imagination. [3] The self-portrait is most remarkable because of its resemblance to many earlier representations of Christ. Art historians note the similarities with the conventions of religious painting, including its symmetry, dark tones and the manner in which the artist directly confronts the viewer and raises his hands to the middle of his chest as if in the act of blessing. It is likely that Der portrayed himself in this way through a combination of arrogance and a desire by a young and ambitious artist to acknowledge his talent as God given.
'Self-portrait with cut ear' by Vincent Van Gogh. 1889
The image of red and white silkscreen ink on canvas shows the artist with his hand to his mouth. It was executed in 1967, at the height of his career as the most important figure in American Pop Art.
last name exaggerated fourteen times vertically, 1967", by Bruce Nauman ,
Hannah Wilke: S.O.S.(Curlers),1975 Whitney Museum
Hannah Wilke. Intra Venus #4 . 1988 - 1993.
Image: Do - Ho Suh , Who am we ? (detail), 2000, four-color offset print on
Perfect Lovers), 1991. These two identical, adjacent, battery-operated clocks were initially set to the same time, but, with time, they will inevitably fall out of sync. By Felix Gonzalez-Torres .
Robert Gober, 填 ntitled � (1992-6)
The photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto is adept at making images that freeze time, and has in the past made portrait studies in wax museums. By freezing the motion of figures that never move, the large monochromes make them seem more animate, more potentially motile. A series of these is currently on show at Sudely Castle: Henry Viii and his six wives, in period setting. Details of the exhibition