Artists' Self-Portraits

Eccentric Swiss painter, very skilled in the use of pastel, he was called the "Turkish painter" for his bias for the exotic atmospheres he got acquainted with during his stay in Constantinople.

A window on the life and genius of Raffaello Sanzio. Native of Urbino, he worked in Florence and especially in Rome, becoming one of the best-known artists of all time.

The most innovative and sought-after portraitist in France between the 1700s and 1800s, a sincere friend of Queen Marie Antoinette, who shared joys and sorrows with her.

Contemporary artist renowned especially for his surveys on the relationship between the human body and the space around it.

A German painter who, after becoming famous at the English Royal court, arrived in Florence in the summer of 1772 on behalf of Queen Charlotte.

Born in Switzerland but Italian by training. Wherever she goes, she is admired and celebrated.

A contemporary artist who lives and works in Bologna. Shots of light capable of defining volumes, faces, body parts in a path towards the essentiality of representation, dense with references to the history of painting.

The Austrian painter, about whom we know very little, is the author of a highly original 'triple self-portrait', in an intriguing play of gazes, mirrors and references.

Born and educated in Florence, he is considered to be one of the greatest painters of the 17th century. His portraits and especially his works of sacred subjects have made him famous to this day.

Born 1535 in Cremona, she was directed by her father to study music, literature and art. Author of several self-portraits, she enjoyed considerable success in some of the major Italian and European courts.

The origin of the self-portrait collection is due to him. Erudite and passionate connoisseur of art and science, a leading figure on the European collecting scene for the breadth and variety of his collections.