Then there’s the relationship between the characters themselves. The central figure, a clown character alternatively referred to as Pierrot or Gilles—hence the two titles—is thought to have been based ...

This post is in response to The Homospatial Process in Creativity By Albert Rothenberg, M.D. Rembrandt van Rijn produced the largest number of self-portraits of any major painter in history. Although ...

When the world shut down in March 2020, artist Eliza Reinhardt began recreating famous paintings using only clothes, bed linen, and things she had around the house. What started as a daily creative ...

The latest Art Center Sarasota juried show tackles the art of the self portrait. Around 100 pieces were selected from over 300 submissions. A variety of mediums are featured, from paintings, ...

When an artist picks a subject for a painting, the most accessible option is often his or her own face. From novice to master, nearly all artists have attempted a self-portrait at some point in their ...

The assignment: create a self-portrait. Art history is full of self-portraits. The great masters through the ages — Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Albrecht Durer, Jan Van Eyck, Vincent Van Gogh, Frida ...

Vincent van Gogh, "Portrait of the Artist" (1887) (photo by Adrien Didierjean; all images courtesy National Museum Cardiff) Some artists struggle with imposter syndrome, others with self-obsession, ...

Inspired by Self Portrait at the Age of About Forty (c.1772), the only known portrait in which Wright shows himself as an artist, Life on Paper assembles more than 70 of Wright’s largely overlooked ...