Renaissance artists in Italy tended to include themselves in larger compositions. Raphael, The School of Athens, 1509-1511, Stanza della Signatura, Musei Vaticani, Vatican. On the other hand, he professes his humanist principles, where symmetry and harmony are most important. On the one hand, Dürer wants to remind us that man was created in God’s image and that his talent is God-given. The frontal, symmetrical, pose reminds us of images of Christ as Salvator Mundi.
Moreover, since hands are fiendishly difficult to paint, he displays his superior skills as well. The most striking parts of this painting are the painter’s gaze and his hands, the tools of his trade. During the Renaissance artists were publicly elevated from mere anonymous craftsmen to creators. The elaborate coat shows his high status. With this painting Dürer strives to display his artistic proficiency but also present his interest in humanist values. Thus I, Albrecht Dürer from Nuremberg, portrayed myself with characteristic colors in my 28th year. On the right there is an inscription that reads: On the left, we see his signature and the date of the piece. He engages the viewer directly while wearing an expensive fur trimmed coat. This famous painting is the second self-portrait Dürer made. It is a highly subjective image since the artist reveals to the viewer only what he wants to reveal. Thanks to self-portraits we can experience how the artists saw themselves.Īlbrecht Dürer, Self-portrait with Fur-trimmed Robe, 1500, Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany. Here are some of the most important self-portraits from art history, you should definitely get to know.Ī self-portrait is a mirror revealing an artist’s mind. This was one of the reasons why artists wanted to start painting their own likenesses. Although mirrors have existed since antiquity, during the Renaissance cheaper and better mirrors made in Venice came onto the market. Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all? Self-portraits are closely tied with the existence of mirrors.
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