Artsmarts
Secret self-portraits in the paintings by seven famous artists
The maxim of the Renaissance era, Every Painter Paints Himself, dates back to as early as the fifteenth century. It still holds true today, though. In the history of art, besides creating traditional self-portraits, painters now and then made secret indications of their authorship by including the likenesses of themselves in their paintings. Sometimes, these indications seem quite inventive and…
