Renaissance Self-portraiture: The Visual Construction of Identity and the Social Status of the Artist
- ISBN-10
- 0300075960
- ISBN-13
- 9780300075960
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 285
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998-01-01
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Author
- Joanna Woods-Marsden
Description
An exploration of the genesis and early development of the genre of self-portraiture in Italy in the 15th and 16th centuries. The author examines a series of self-portraits in Renaissance Italy, arguing that they represented the aspirations of their creators to change their social standing.
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