Seeing Ourselves: Women's Self-Portraits

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Seeing Ourselves: Women's Self-Portraits

The first chronicle of the whole story of female self portraiture through the centuriesâ€•a key work in the study of womenâ€™s art
For centuries, womenâ€™s self-portraiture was a highly overlooked genre. Beginning with the self-portraits of nuns in medieval illuminated manuscripts, Seeing Ourselves finally gives this richly diverse range of artists and portraits, spanning centuries, the critical analysis they deserve. In sixteenth-century Italy, Sofonisba Anguissola paints one of the longest series of self-portraits, from adolescence to old age. In seventeenth-century Holland, Judith Leyster shows herself at the easel as a relaxed, self-assured professional. In the eighteenth century, from Elisabeth VigÃ©e-Lebrun to Angelica Kauffman, artists express both passion for their craft and the idea of femininity; and the nineteenth century sees the art schools open their doors to women and a new and resonant self-confidence for a host of talented female artists, such as Berthe Morisot. The modern period demolishes taboos: Alice Neel painting herself nude at eighty years old, Frida Kahlo rendering physical pain on the canvas, Cindy Sherman exploring identity, and Marlene Dumas dispensing with all boundaries.

Frances Borzelloâ€™s spirited text, now fully revised, and the intensity of the accompanying self-portraits are set off to full advantage in this new edition, now in reading-book format. 180 illustrations, 130 in color
Country USA
Brand Thames & Hudson
Manufacturer Thames & Hudson
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 200 illustrations, 150 in colour
ReleaseDate 2016-05-17
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780500239469

Country	USA
Brand	Thames & Hudson
Manufacturer	Thames & Hudson
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	200 illustrations, 150 in colour
ReleaseDate	2016-05-17
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780500239469

Seeing Ourselves: Women's Self-Portraits

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