How is a self-portrait

like a memoir?

Look at the following imagesand then share your thoughts

about the prompt above.

Jan van Eyck, Self-Portrait <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jan_van_Eyck_091.jpg > (1433)

Leonardo da Vinci, Possible Self-Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci < file:///%25A5%2509http/:en.wikipedia.org:wiki:File/Possible_Self-Portrait_of_Leonardo_da_Vinci.jpg > (c.1513)

Vincent van Gogh, Self-Portrait <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SelbstPortrait_VG2.

jpg> (1889)

Rembrandt van Rijn, Self-Portrait at an early age < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rembrandt_auto_1627.jpg > (1628)

Rembrandt van Rijn, Self-Portrait at the Age of 63 < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rembrandt_Harmensz._van_Rijn_135.jpg > (1669)

Artemisia Gentileschi, Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting < http://en.wikipedia.

org/wiki/File:ArtemisiaSelfP.jpg > (1630s)

Jacob Lawrence, Self-Portrait <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lawrence_Jacob_Self-Portrait_1977.jpg > (1977)

Gustave Courbet, The Desperate Man < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rebelscourbet.jpg > (self-portrait) (1843)

Louisa Matthíasdóttir, Self-Portrait with Dark Coat < http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0r9KVfDbP4E/Sdo9enKk29I/AAAAAAAAC9M/6JqOtA6Ww54/s1600-h/selfportrait+with+dark+coat,+louisa+matthiasdottir.jpg > (No Date)

Francis Bacon, Self-Portrait <http://www.artquotes.

net/masters/bacon/paint_selfportrait.htm> (1973)

Balthus Le Roi des chats, <http://www.museejenisch.

ch/expositions/balthus/balthus2.jpg> 1935

Pablo Picasso, Self-Portrait <http://www.artquotes.

net/masters/picasso/pablo_selfport1907.htm> (1907)