{"id":2851,"date":"2013-08-18T00:00:03","date_gmt":"2013-08-18T05:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"Self-portraiture has been an important part of the repertoire of visual artists since the beginning of the Renaissance in the fifteenth century. While most self portraits aim to capture a realistic appearance of the painter, there has been a parallel tren"},"modified":"2013-08-18T00:01:57","modified_gmt":"2013-08-18T05:01:57","slug":"self-portrait-as-christ","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/spotlight-schedule\/looking-ahead\/self-portrait-as-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-Portrait as Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Self-portraiture has been an important part of the repertoire of visual artists since the beginning of the Renaissance in the fifteenth century. While most self portraits aim to capture a realistic appearance of the painter, there has been a parallel trend that emphasizes a non-personal view of the self.<\/p>\n<p>In this portrait, by the Northern Renaissance master, Albrecht D\u00fcrer (1471-1528), the painter has interpreted his likeness through the lens of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13f11\/files\/2010\/11\/Durer_1500.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[1377]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Durer_1500\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13f11\/files\/2010\/11\/Durer_1500-219x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/employees.oneonta.edu\/farberas\/arth\/ARTH200\/artist\/durer_intro.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Self-Portraits of Albrecht D\u00fcrer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Several other self-portraits of D\u00fcrer are available on this site, as well as contextual information about other artists\u2019 self-portraits as Christ. It is clear that D\u00fcrer was influenced by the pantocrator images of Christ as \u201cruler of all\u201d or \u201csustainer of the world\u201d (the hair and position of the fingers indicates this connection with the pantocrator image).<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Discussion Questions:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Is it the height of arrogance to paint oneself as Christ? What elements of humility can be seen in this kind of image?<\/li>\n<li>If D\u00fcrer was influenced by the pantocrator image, how does knowing that help you interpret what he was trying to do in his self-portrait? D\u00fcrer also included a Latin inscription on the painting (the translation is also\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/employees.oneonta.edu\/farberas\/arth\/ARTH200\/artist\/durer_intro.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>). Does the inscription change your opinion of the arrogance or humility of the painting? If so, how?<\/li>\n<li>One of the other D\u00fcrer portraits is of himself as the \u201cman of sorrows.\u201d Is this likeness more or less \u201cauthentic\u201d than the one above? Is it more or less arrogant or humble?<\/li>\n<li>Why is it important for humans to see themselves in the guise of someone else? In what other ways do we do this?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><em>Join the Conversation<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>We welcome comments on this or other related topics on the main Spotlight page<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Return to <a title=\"Building on the Foundation\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/spotlight-schedule\/looking-ahead\/\">Greg Straughn\u2019s Spotlight page<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Self-portraiture has been an important part of the repertoire of visual artists since the beginning of the Renaissance in the fifteenth century. 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