Self-PortraitsBy: Catherine Morse

A little bit about Self-Portraits

• A portrait where the subjects is the artist his or herself.

• Seen earliest in Ancient Greek and Egyptian cultures.

• Now, there are a variety of Self-portraits.

• Tell us lot about the artist.

Make You Own Self-Portrait• Self-Portrait

• Colored pencils• Put on top of box of

the box

• Identity box• 5 things inside that

tell something about your identity

• Decorate outside of box

Vincent van Gogh • Depicting his face from a

mirror

• Vary in intensity and color

Vincent van Gogh

• Emotional impact

• Lacked self confidence

Frida Kahlo • “I paint myself because I

am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best.”

• Emotion

• Strongly influenced by her culture

Pablo Picasso • Self-Portraits span entire

career• Show different parts of his

life• Psychological insight

Francisco Goya

• Shows himself at work

• Fears of mortality

Resources• http://www.selfportraits.org/

• http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators/lessons.aspx • http://www.vangoghgallery.com/misc/bio.html • http://www.enotes.com/topics/frida-kahlo• http://www.amybrown.net/women/frida.html• http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/kahlo_frida.html• http://www.theartwolf.com/self-portraits/picasso-self-portrait.htm• http://arts.pallimed.org/2010/07/pablo-picasso-self-portrait-

facing.html• http://www.artchive.com/artchive/G/goya.html