Portrait of a Man in a Turban by Jan van Eyck (1433)
van Eyck's 'Portrait of a Man in a Turban' is thought to be the earliest panel portrait. A self-portrait may be a portrait of the artist, or a portrait included in a larger work, including a group portrait.
Do you know which artists painted each of the self portraits below?
Hover on the panel to see if you were correct.
Caterina van Hemessen 1548
Caterina van Hemessen's portrait is believed to be the oldest self portrait of a female oil painter.
Some women painted themselves in the nude. Women artists most commonly portray themselves as artists at work, either painting, or holding a brush and palette.
Marie-Denise Viller's 'Young Woman Drawing',1801 was originally attributed to a male artist.
Like many other works by early female artists
Marie Ellenrieder was a German religious artist and the first woman to enter the Academy of Munich.
She painted this Self Portrait in 1819.
Miyamoto Musashi, Samurai, writer and artist, c. 1640.
Sandro Botticelli - Adoration of the Magi 1475
Many artists insert their self portraits into significant Religious scenes or other narrative pieces as though they are a character in the story.
Can you identify the famous biblical narratives that each of these artworks is based on and the chracter that each artist depicted as themself?
It is believed that Boticelli placed his self portrait within this scene - Adoration of the Magi. Use the magnifying tool to explore this famous painting. Boticelli is located in the far-right of the frame looking outwards.