How to look at and understand great art. Episode 19, Self-portraits - how artists see themselves.
How to look at and understand great art. Episode 19, Self-portraits - how artists see themselves.
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Title from title frames.
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2011.
Across the centuries, self-portraits fascinatingly reveal the changing role of the artist. Follow this progression, from Renaissance painters subtly placing themselves within large compositions, to self-portraiture's emergence as a major form of self-revelation, noting many dramatic and colorful traditions within the form.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
1525760 Kanopy
Art--History.
Art appreciation.
Art.
Documentary films.
Title from title frames.
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2011.
Across the centuries, self-portraits fascinatingly reveal the changing role of the artist. Follow this progression, from Renaissance painters subtly placing themselves within large compositions, to self-portraiture's emergence as a major form of self-revelation, noting many dramatic and colorful traditions within the form.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
1525760 Kanopy
Art--History.
Art appreciation.
Art.
Documentary films.