诠释和重新创造自己的形象，无论对哪个年龄段的艺术家而言，这个挑战都看以抗拒。这本首次出版于80多年前，上次改版于2000年的2018年全新版展示了一系列让人浮想联翩的作品，这些作品来自许多世界最伟大的艺术家——从Dürer和Rembrandt到Marina Abramović，David Hockney和Cindy Sherman，类别涵盖油画、照片、雕塑和表演。本书以时间为顺序，间有艺术家们的名言，还包含Julian Bell 和 Liz Rideal撰写的短文。

The challenge of interpreting and recreating their own likenesses has proven irresistible to artists throughout the ages. Originally published more than 80 years ago and last revised in 2000, this wholly new edition for 2018 presents a selection of powerfully evocative works by many of the world's greatest artists - from Dürer and Rembrandt to Marina Abramović, David Hockney, and Cindy Sherman - working in painting, photography, sculpture, and performance. Flowing in a chronological sequence, with interspersed artist quotes, it features essays by Julian Bell and Liz Rideal. This is both a useful resource and a thoughtful celebration of a much-loved art form.