An artist's study of MASTER SELF-PORTRAITS 2

By Thomas Crawford

As I said in my first self-portraits book, copying master self-portraits gives the young or amateurish painter the illusion of knowing and painting like the masters themselves. It doesn't matter if the result in each case is superficial and plagiaristic. It gets the copier closer to the subjects copied and is a delightfully pleasant exercise. It

• Language: English
• Publisher: WorkBook Press
• Release date: Dec 26, 2022
• ISBN: 9781953839176

Thomas Crawford

Thomas Crawford, a graduate of Stanford University and George Washington University Law School, was a U.S. Navy Officer, practicing attorney for many years, and is a self-taught artist. He and his wife, Caroline, and their family are long-time residents of San Francisco, California.

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REV. DATE: 09/14/2022

VOLUME 2

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BENONZO DI LESE GOZZOLI

1420, Florence, Italy. D. 1497, Pisa.

Self-portrait in fresco, Procession of

The Magi, 1959.

Gozzoli was the chief assistant to Fra Angelico in painting the chapel of Nicolas V in the Vatican. His work on Fra Angelico’s St. Lawrence distributing the Treasures of