500 Self-Portraits

500 Self-Portraits by Bell, Julian. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780714839592.

Taking its inspiration from the Phaidon volume published in 1937 with the same title, this book presents, without commentary, 500 of the worlds greatest self-portraits, arranged in a chronological sequence from ancient Egypt to the late 20th century. Included are works by many of the worlds greatest painters and sculptors, such as Durer, Rembrandt, Picasso and Andy Warhol. Each image is both a work of art and a study in psychology and self-perception - an idea taken up by the books mirrored jacket, where the readers own face becomes the 501st self-portrait.