ArtLex
Art Lex: Self Portraits
From the on-line art lexicon resource ArtLex, this is the definition of the term self-portrait with numerous examples of self-portraits from art history.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Self Portraits With the Touch of a Finger [Pdf]
For this lesson, students will explore self-portraiture by looking at classical portrait paintings, such as Diego Velazquez's La Infanta Margarita or Raphael's Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione. A close look at these works reveals...
Other
Silicon Valley Art Museum: Put Yourself on a Stamp: A Self Portrait Lesson [Pdf]
The Silicon Valley Art Museum presents this printable pdf art activity caled "Put Yourself on a Stamp: A Self-Portrait Lesson", in which you are guided through a creative activity with discussion.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Self Portrait Collage [Pdf]
In this lesson, students look at how non-human images can be used in a self-portrait to portray aspects of a personality.
Art Institute of Chicago
Modern Collection: Vincent Van Gogh Self Portrait, 1887
Click to enlarge Van Gogh's self-portrait from 1886-87, and read the paragraph of text explaining his methods.
Other
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Looking at Art: Rembrandt Self Portrait
From the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum this is a learning exercise called Looking at Art which deals with the theme of portraits using the example of Rembrandt's self-portrait, 1629.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: Eye Contact: Louise Nevelson Self Portrait
Listen to Wendy Wick Reaves, a curator at the National Portrait Gallery, as she discusses the self-portrait of Louise Nevelson.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Self Portrait Drawing [Pdf]
In this instructional activity, learners will explore self-portraiture by looking at classical portrait paintings, such as Diego Velazquez's La Infanta Margarita or Raphael's Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione. A close look at these...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Kirchner, Self Portrait as a Soldier
Read about the tragic life of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and view his artwork. This essay explores what influenced his masterpiece "Self-Portrait as a Soldier".
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Mona Mesa: What Is Your Opinion? [Pdf]
In this activity, 1st graders look at a print of "Mona Lisa" by Leonardo DaVinci and talk about what they see, searching for visual clues to help them form an opinion. They discuss the importance of portrait paintings during the...
The National Gallery (UK)
The National Gallery: Self Portrait of Rembrandt
As part of the National Gallery's tribute "Encounters with Rembrandt" at its Rembrandt 400 online exhibition, this site focuses on Rembrandt's self portrait and is featured alongside two other self portraits by Lievens and Flinck who...
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Silicon Valley Art Museum: All About Me: Self Portrait Lesson
The Silicon Valley Art Museum presents this printable pdf activity "All about Me: Self-Portrait Lesson", which guides students through the creation of their own self-portrait with a little bit of art history mixed in.
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Silicon Valley Art Museum: New Clothes: Self Portrait Lesson With Crayon Rubbing
Silicon Valley Art Museum presents this printable pdf activity "New Clothes: Self-Portrait Lesson with Crayon Rubbing" which teaches the technique of making rubbings.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: Eye Contact: Stuart Davis
Wendy Wick Reaves,a curator at the National Portrait Gallery, discusses the pencil drawing by Stuart Davis and explains how he achieves the look of his self-portrait.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Self Portraiture 101 [Pdf]
In this lesson, students will explore self-portraiture by looking at classical portrait paintings, such as Diego Velazquez's La Infanta Margarita or Raphael's Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione. A close look at these works reveals...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Eugene Carrier Self Portrait
The collection of paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art includes this self-portrait painting by Mary Cassatt, which may be enlarged. Descriptive text appears below the image.
My Learning
My Learning: Self Image
Explore the many different ways to create a self-portrait by looking at four artists who each take a different approach.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: Eye Contact: A Self Alex Katz
Listen to a critique of Alex Katz' self-portrait by Wendy Wicks Reaves, a curator at the National Portrait Gallery.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Self Portrait Collage [Pdf]
In this lesson, students create a visual representation of themselves using collage with magazine cut-outs and write a detailed description of it.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Vigee Le Brun, Self Portrait
Elisabeth Louise Vigee-LeBrun became famous and wealthy as Queen Marie-Antoinette's official court painter. View pictures and read about her life in this essay.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Narrative Necklaces and Beyond! [Pdf]
In this lesson, students will create a piece of art that will identify an artist, but is not a standard self-portrait with traditional facial features. It will be a collage incorporating images, colors, symbols, and text to help describe...
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: Eye Contact: Modern American Portrait Drawings
Portraits in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery can be seen and understood with excellent gallery notes that also survey the history of portraiture in American art leading up to the modern period.
Other
National Portrait Gallery: Collections: Sitters a Z
This site from the official National Portrait Gallery of the United Kingdom is a resource to search the collection by typing in a subject's name or access the section on artists.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Two Faces of Paul Gauguin
Students will examine Paul Gauguin's self-portraits and letters to learn about the individual who created them and consider how first-person art forms (self-portraits, diaries, letters, journals) aid the process of self-discovery. Then,...