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The Self-Portrait: A Cultural History

The Self-Portrait: A Cultural History

by JamesHall (Author)

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    Hardcover 2014

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Synopsis

In this broad cultural survey, James Hall brilliantly maps the history of self-portraiture, from the earliest myths of Narcissus and the Christian tradition of `bearing witness' to the prolific self-image-making of today's contemporary artists. Along the way he reveals the importance of the medieval `mirror craze'; the confessional self-portraits of Titian and Michelangelo; the role of biography for serial self-portraitists such as Courbet and van Gogh; themes of sex and genius in works by Munch and Bonnard; and the latest developments in our globalized age. Hall covers the full range of self-portraits, from comic and caricature self-portraits to `invented' or imaginary ones, and looks deeply into the worlds and mindsets of the artists who have created them. Offering a rich and lively history, this is an essential read for all those interested in this most enduringly popular and humane of art forms.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 288
 Edition: 01
 Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
Published: 24 Mar 2014
ISBN 10: 050023910X
ISBN 13: 9780500239100
Book Overview: An engaging history of self-portraiture, from the earliest myths of Narcissus to the prolific self-image-making of contemporary artists

Media Reviews
'Beautifully designed ... delivers original and engaging interpretations' - RA Magazine
'Fascinating, erudite and beautifully produced' - Sunday Times
'There is never a dull passage in this book: the detail is crisply imparted; the content richly arcane at times, but more usually profoundly human; the ideas come freshly coined. Hall manages to retain the intellectual high ground while writing with verve and enthusiasm.' - Frances Spalding, Guardian
'This is really good art history, intelligent, knowledgeable and fired by ideas' - World of Interiors
Author Bio
James Hall is an art historian, lecturer and broadcaster, and is a visiting research fellow at the University of Southampton. He is the author of four critically acclaimed books, including The World as Sculpture: The Changing Status of Sculpture from the Renaissance to the Present Day and The Sinister Side: How Left-Right Symbolism Shaped Western Art.