Artists have painted their own image for as long as art has existed. Self portrait art probably started when the first crude pictures of a man hunting appeared on the cave wall. There are many reasons for painting oneself. Sheer vanity may be one of them or it may be an opportunity for an artist to capture their emotional state at the time. It may simply be a matter of economics as a suffering painter may not be able to afford a model to draw.
This sort of painting has always been popular with the public. People like to have prints in their homes and online shopping sites always have a large amount of self portrait art to choose from. These prints cover different artistic styles from the Renaissance to today's contemporary painters.
One of the most popular artists for sale is Leonardo da Vinci, who captured his own image in sepia, a drawing that is thought to be his only example of self portrait art. However, some critics believe that his famous Mona Lisa is actually based on his own self portrait. Michelangelo and Raphael also painted their own portraits. Careful inspection of Michelangelo's masterpiece, The Last Judgment on the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican reveals a portrait of himself.
Durer was prolific in painting himself and did so on more than fifty occasions. Rembrandt, another favorite artist represented in prints today, also painted himself many times with the total being about seventy. Van Gogh painted himself too, at various times throughout his mental turmoil. One picture shows his bandaged ear, after he had famously cut it.
Picasso liked to paint and draw himself regularly throughout his career. His self portrait art shows himself as a young man and as an elderly man, done in whatever style he was immersed in at the time. There are self portraits in his Blue Period and his Cubist period. In his later career, he produced a photographic montage of himself. An early example is Self Portrait with Uncombed Hair from 1896, showing the artist with an unruly fringe. In a contrasting style, Self Portrait from much later in 1972 is a very primitive view of Picasso, as he was influenced by African art at the time.
Andy Warhol is more famous for his portraits of other people, namely famous and notorious figures of the time. He did produce self portrait art as well and he was in complete charge of his own image. Self Portrait, 1966-67 shows him in pensive mood and in half shadow. Self Portrait from 1986 is of a more anxious artist, looking out with jagged hair and a ghastly green face. - 15437
This sort of painting has always been popular with the public. People like to have prints in their homes and online shopping sites always have a large amount of self portrait art to choose from. These prints cover different artistic styles from the Renaissance to today's contemporary painters.
One of the most popular artists for sale is Leonardo da Vinci, who captured his own image in sepia, a drawing that is thought to be his only example of self portrait art. However, some critics believe that his famous Mona Lisa is actually based on his own self portrait. Michelangelo and Raphael also painted their own portraits. Careful inspection of Michelangelo's masterpiece, The Last Judgment on the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican reveals a portrait of himself.
Durer was prolific in painting himself and did so on more than fifty occasions. Rembrandt, another favorite artist represented in prints today, also painted himself many times with the total being about seventy. Van Gogh painted himself too, at various times throughout his mental turmoil. One picture shows his bandaged ear, after he had famously cut it.
Picasso liked to paint and draw himself regularly throughout his career. His self portrait art shows himself as a young man and as an elderly man, done in whatever style he was immersed in at the time. There are self portraits in his Blue Period and his Cubist period. In his later career, he produced a photographic montage of himself. An early example is Self Portrait with Uncombed Hair from 1896, showing the artist with an unruly fringe. In a contrasting style, Self Portrait from much later in 1972 is a very primitive view of Picasso, as he was influenced by African art at the time.
Andy Warhol is more famous for his portraits of other people, namely famous and notorious figures of the time. He did produce self portrait art as well and he was in complete charge of his own image. Self Portrait, 1966-67 shows him in pensive mood and in half shadow. Self Portrait from 1986 is of a more anxious artist, looking out with jagged hair and a ghastly green face. - 15437
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