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Princeton's WordNet

  1. self-portraitnoun

    a portrait of yourself created by yourself

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  1. self-portraitnoun

    The bust of an artist by the artist him/herself; a portrait of the painter who painted it.

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  1. Self-portrait

    A self-portrait is a representation of an artist that is drawn, painted, photographed, or sculpted by that artist. Although self-portraits have been made since the earliest times, it is not until the Early Renaissance in the mid-15th century that artists can be frequently identified depicting themselves as either the main subject, or as important characters in their work. With better and cheaper mirrors, and the advent of the panel portrait, many painters, sculptors and printmakers tried some form of self-portraiture. Portrait of a Man in a Turban by Jan van Eyck of 1433 may well be the earliest known panel self-portrait. He painted a separate portrait of his wife, and he belonged to the social group that had begun to commission portraits, already more common among wealthy Netherlanders than south of the Alps. The genre is venerable, but not until the Renaissance, with increased wealth and interest in the individual as a subject, did it become truly popular.By the Baroque period, most artists with an established reputation at least left drawings of themselves. Printed portraits of artists had a market, and many were self-portraits. They were also sometimes given as gifts to family and friends. If nothing else, they avoided the need to arrange for a model, and for the many professional portrait-painters, a self-portrait kept in the studio acted as a demonstration of the artist's skill for potential new clients. The unprecedented number of self-portraits by Rembrandt, both as paintings and prints, made clear the potential of the form, and must have further encouraged the trend.

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  1. self-portrait

    A self-portrait is a representation of an artist, created by that artist. It can be a drawing, painting, photograph, sculpture or any other form of work that depicts the artist themselves. It's a personal exploration of identity and self-expression, often revealing a lot about the creator's personality, viewpoint, and personal history.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of self-portrait in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of self-portrait in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of self-portrait in a Sentence

  1. Commitment To Excellence:

    Every job is a self-portrait of the person who did it. Autograph your work with excellence.


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