self-por·trait

(sĕlf′pôr′trĭt, -trāt′)

A pictorial or literary portrait of oneself, created by oneself.

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self-portrait

(Art Terms) a portrait one draws or paints of oneself

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self`-por′trait

a portrait of oneself done by oneself.

[1830–40]

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Noun

self-portrait - a portrait of yourself created by yourself

portrait, portrayal - any likeness of a person, in any medium; "the photographer made excellent portraits"

Translations

self-portrait

[ˌselfˈpɔːtrɪt] N → autorretrato m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

self-portrait

[ˌsɛlfˈpɔːtrɪt] n → autoritratto

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self-portrait

(selfˈpoːtrit) noun

a person's portrait or description of himself. Rembrandt painted several self-portraits; The man described is a self-portrait of the author.

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A long while this picture was thought to be Bindi Altoviti's portrait; now somebody will again have it to be the self-portrait of Raphael."

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The bid yesterday of nearly PS500,000 for a Shropshire-owned Rembrandt is believed to be the highest so far for a self-portrait of the famous painter.

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A couple of weeks ago I visited the Neue Galerie to see The Self-Portrait. I knew there were some small etched self-portraits by Rembrandt from 1629-30 and, another favorite, the marvelous Max Beckmann "Self-Portrait with a Horn." After going through the exhibition, on its final wall I saw themthree self-portraits by Felix Nussbaum.

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From teen actress Maisie Williams and model Jourdan Dunn to A-listers like Rachel McAdams, in less than four years, Self-Portrait has become a mainstay on red carpets from London to Los Angeles.

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While Self-Portrait is classed amid-price brand, with dresses going for upwards of PS300, they're not attainable for all - the high street's finest certainly are, especially now it's sale season.

Lots of love for Self-Portrait's lace looks..

As he approached his sixtieth birthday, Merrill began to compose a self-portrait alongside this tree whose lifespan is comparable to a human's and that, from an early age, he's regarded as a talisman.

Self-Portrait with Dogwood

Like any Frida Kahlo painting, this self-portrait is said to have aa feeling of warmth and closeness'.

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Share with students that they will be creating a self-portrait inspired by this month's Art Print.

Self-portrait with yellow Lilies, Natalia Goncharova

A PS10 MILLION self-portrait by 17th century artist Sir Anthony van Dyck is to go on display in Birmingham.

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The Self-Portrait: A Cultural History (reprint, 2014)