Title: A face to the world : on self-portraits /
Authors: Cumming, Laura.
Publisher: HarperPress,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Self-portraits.
Abstract: This lavishly illustrated book investigates the drama of the self-portrait, from Durer, Rembrandt and Velasquez to Munch, Picasso, Warhol and the present day.
Contents: Secrets -- Eyes -- Dürer -- Motive, means and opportunity -- Rembrandt -- Behind the scenes -- Velásquez -- Mirrors -- Performance -- Stage fright -- Loners -- Egotists -- Victims -- Pioneers -- Falling apart -- Farewells.