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There are many paintings where we find the hidden self-portrait of the artist in the painting, examples - the self-portrait replaces the portrait of an unknown person . Michel-Ange in the "Last judgment" of the Sistine chapel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Judgment_(Michelangelo)#Inserted_self-portrait - the self-portrait is hidden in a reflection , as in the photo above .The Flemish use materials such as polished metal or glass to embed images including self-portraits . Jan van Eyck : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_and_Child_with_Canon_van_der_Paele#St._George
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WOW! Did you see the camera??
ReplyDeleteI saw the camera. In fact, for my Picture of the Day every Tuesday, I’ve been posting pics of guys with a camera.
ReplyDeleteThere are many paintings where we find the hidden self-portrait of the artist in the painting, examples
ReplyDelete- the self-portrait replaces the portrait of an unknown person . Michel-Ange in the "Last judgment" of the Sistine chapel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Judgment_(Michelangelo)#Inserted_self-portrait
- the self-portrait is hidden in a reflection , as in the photo above .The Flemish use materials such as polished metal or glass to embed images including self-portraits . Jan van Eyck : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_and_Child_with_Canon_van_der_Paele#St._George