Carol Belanger Grafton

Great Self-Portraits - Dover Fine Art, History of Art Carol Belanger Grafton

Jacket Description/Back: What can a self-portrait convey about the artist? This unique compilation offers revealing answers with 45 splendid self-portraits, encompassing drawings in pen, ink, and charcoal, as well as etchings and engravings. Self-portraitists range from such fifteenth-century artists as Gentile Bellini, Leonardo da Vinci, and Albrecht Durer to a host of nineteenth-century masters: James Whistler, Auguste Rodin, Vincent van Gogh, Berthe Morisot, Aubrey Beardsley, and many more. Among the other artists showcased here is the avid self-portraitist Rembrandt van Rijn, in one of his trademark hats; along with Peter Paul Rubens, Francisco de Goya, William Blake, Camille Pissarro, and numerous others. Artists, art historians, and art lovers will enjoy discovering the emotions, character traits, and nuances of personality revealed in these masterly self-portraits.