{"product_id":"self-portraits-9783836537094","title":"Self-Portraits","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ernst Rebel\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taschen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Taschen\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Subjects \u0026amp; Themes - Portraits\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe self as a subject is one of the most fascinating and fruitful of artistic enterprises. From the \u003cstrong\u003e15th century to today\u003c\/strong\u003e, this collection brings together some of the \u003cstrong\u003ebest examples of self-portraiture\u003c\/strong\u003e to explore the genre's evolution over the centuries as well as the enduring \u003cstrong\u003equestions of selfhood and self-representation\u003c\/strong\u003e that have besieged human experience for centuries before social media and the selfie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Is a self-portrait of an artist a medium of reflection? Or is it merely a black void, the \"false mirror,\" as the Surrealist René Magritte entitled his 1928 painting of an eye? How much does it impart about contemporary notions of beauty, power, and status? From \u003cstrong\u003eAlbrecht Dürer to Egon Schiele, Fra Filippo Lippi to Frida Kahlo\u003c\/strong\u003e, this far-reaching collection explores the numerous ways in which artists have taken themselves as subjects, the variety of ingenious methods and perspectives they have used, and the \u003cstrong\u003eintriguing questions \u003c\/strong\u003ethey raise.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45036111233175,"sku":"9783836537094","price":1351.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783836537094.webp?v=1767633783","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/self-portraits-9783836537094","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}