... that self-portraiture mayrely on similar brain mechanisms and have proposed a classification of self-portraiture basedon neurological classifications of illusory own body perceptions. Here I extend this modelfocussing on three types of self-portraits: visual self-portraits, disembodied self-portraits...

... for which he drew inspiration from psychology and certain mental pathologies. At the age of 45 years he suffered right hemiplegia which forced him to set aside large-scale subjects and focus instead on intimist, almost pointillistic works, which brought him closer to the Impressionists, as his portrait...

... Abstract Egon Schiele was a leading Austrian Expressionist painter who, after the era of Gustav Klimt, strongly influenced the artistic scene in Vienna in the early 20th century. Schiele’s depiction of his body in his self-portraits in a twisted, contorted, dystonia-like pose raised questions...

..., observations about his own illnesses, correspondence, diplomas and greetings, etc. The third group is iconographic in that it includes paintings, portraits, photographs and illustrations for publications. The fourth and last group contains personal objects owned by Mechnikov (fig. 1 , 2 ) - silver dishes...

... as the unaffected ear can be performed when they are 10 years old. The mental state of the child is nevertheless influenced and it is often expressed in psychological painting tests. Some examples are shown in figures 1 and 2 . The microtia side was painted black in figure 1 . Figure 2 shows a self-portrait...

... was hospitalized in Moscow for severe hemoptysis and was forced to turn away from medicine as his tuberculosis became too serious. Chekhov's Portrait (1886), by Isaak Levitan (1860-1900), Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia, with kind permission. Fig. 1. Chekhov's Portrait (1886), by Isaak Levitan (1860-1900...