Self-Portrait (Dürer, Madrid)

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/self-portrait-drer-madrid

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain
2. What is the year painted?1498
3. What does Albrecht Dürer's 1498 Self-Portrait look like?It is an oil painting on wood that shows Dürer at 26, half-length, looking straight at the viewer. He wears a large hat and fine gloves, and his expression is confident and proud.
4. Why did Dürer paint himself with a hat and gloves?The hat and gloves show his wealth and status, making him look like a respected artist and thinker. They help him appear equal to his patrons and contemporaries.

Self-Fashioning: The process by which individuals construct and present their identities and social roles.
Humanism: An intellectual movement emphasizing human potential, reason, and individual worth during the Renaissance.
Provenance: The history of ownership of a work of art, tracing its journey through different collectors and institutions.