xxvi, 267 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Contents
Introduction: What is a portrait? -- I. Self-portraits in antiquity -- II. The medieval reflection: illumination and miniature self-portraits -- III. The Renaissance: interest in self-imaging -- IV. Mannerism: the self-portrait of the nobil donna -- V. The Baroque: power, vision and the self -- VI. The eighteenth century: transition, travel and international recognition -- VII. The nineteenth century: education, exhibitions and new opportunities -- VIII. The symbolic self: women painters' quest for identity in the twentieth century -- IX. Contemporary art: journey to the inner self -- X. Conclusion
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-256) and index