Introduction -- 1. The artist's signature: the problem of identity from antiquity to the Middle Ages -- 2. Precursors to Alfred Hitchcock: the self-portrait as an aside -- 3. "Je est un autre": the self-portrait as an historic figure -- 4. Created by myself: the self-portrait as a sign of intellectual autonomy -- 5. The artist and his double: the contradictions of the mirror -- 6. Prominent artists: the self-portrait as a sign of celebrity -- 7. Questions of genre: women and the self-portrait -- 8. Recurring motifs: the artist as a technician -- 9. Born under Saturn: the self-portrait and private passions -- 10. Confessions: The autobiographical self-portrait -- 11. Where is the image? The negation of the self-portrait -- Conclusion : an artistic and cultural adventure.
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