{"product_id":"9780500292112","title":"The Self-Portrait : A Cultural History","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Hall, James \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 24\/08\/2015,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 288 pages, 11 Illustrations, black and white; 109 Illustrations, color,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780500292112,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697944985644,"sku":"9780500292112","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780500292112.jpg?v=1722608399","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780500292112","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}