Spiegeloog – Het zelfportret in de Nederlandse kunst

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Our The Do It Yourselfie Guide (New Window × Willem Popelier) is part of the Spiegeloog exhibition at Museum Arnhem.

What makes the self-portrait so popular? What does it say about the artist? Does an artist use a self-portrait to offer an insight into his inner self? In the exhibition The Mirrored Eye, Museum Arnhem presents the self-portrait, a genre that has been part of the visual arts for centuries. Besides self-portraits by neo-realists and contemporary artists from the Museum’s collection, important loans are displayed that show the evolution of this genre from the early 20th century to the present.