Rembrandt van Rijn Self-Portrait (detail), 1659, oil on canvas, Andrew W. Mellon Collection, 1937.1.72 Rembrandt painted, drew, and etched so many self-portraits that changes in…
Head of Medusa Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio c.1597 Two versions of Medusa were created by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio – one in 1596 and the…
Vincent van Gogh Self-Portrait Dedicated to Paul Gauguin, 1888 Oil on canvas, 24 x 19-11/16 inches (Fogg, Harvard Art Museums). This self portrait was painted…
Mesopotamian Lapis Lazuli Limestone and Black Stone Eye Inlay, Syrian, Early Dynastic, Circa 2550-2250 BC From a composite figure, the thick lapis lazuli lid naturalistically…