Autoportraits cachés. Peinture Italy and literature

Italy and literature

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he was also the ruthless warrior of the Gallic campaign

He also directs the "Realia" collection and the "Belles Lettres Guides to Civilizations

Autoportraits cachés. Peinture Italy and literatureThe displayed titles of certain works do not say everything about the subject. They ignore the fact that, sometimes, the painter has slipped into the scene he has depicted. Hidden within the canvas is a self portrait. Thus, for example, Botticelli "attends" The Adoration of the Magi, El Greco is present during The Burial of Count Orgaz, as Velzquez is in Breda on June 5, 1625 when the city capitulates Ingres, for his part, depicts himself behind Joan