Why it matters
Dürer portrays himself frontally and symmetrically, resembling contemporary images of Christ. It is the last and most personal of his three painted self-portraits.
Did you know?
- It was completed early in 1500, before his 29th birthday.
- His hand seems to be in the act of blessing.
- The inscriptions appear to float in the dark background.
Based on the Wikipedia article Self-Portrait (Dürer, Munich) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
