• In Michealangelo’s portrait, why does he include so many people in what is supposed to be a self portrait? (KH)

• Specifically in reference to the more simple portraits (Durer, Rembrandt) are elements of the self portrait deliberately self expressive or are some displayed subconsciously? (PW)

• Why does Rembrandt’s perspective, concerning spatial arrangement, alter with each progression? (EA)

• Why would the painter Judith Leyster draw another violinist figure in her self-portrait? Is the violinist herself? If so, what does it mean to draw oneself making self-portrait in a self-portrait? (PY)

• What are the key differences between Van Gogh’s two self portraits? What message is he trying to convey with each portrait? (BF)

• Why do you think Lucian Freud in his self portrait details every muscle almost abnormally? (SM)

• Why is Andy Warhol’s self portrait camouflage? What is the significance of this? (CS)

• Is there a true definition of what a “self-portrait” ensues or is the term subjective? (AR)

• The self-portrait that I would choose to be my own would be Albrecht Dürer’s self-portrait, because it is the most realistic of all of the self-portraits. (AW)

• The picture that is closest to the style that I would choose is Las Meninas by Velazquez. (JC)

• I would chose one like Judith Leyster or Van Gogh. (WF)

• If I were to use a style similar to these self portraits, I would use the style of Francis Bacon. (DM)

• I would use Salvador Dali’s style of painting if I were to paint a self portrait (KH)

• I think my self portrait would be like Chuck Close’s; a normal picture with some type of distortion. (SM)

• I feel Erina Matsui captures what my “self-portrait” would look like best. (AR)