Self-portraiture

thumb|Augustine of Hippo|Saint Augustine of Hippo wrote Confessions, the first Western autobiography ever written, around AD 400. Portrait by [[Philippe de Champaigne, 17th century.]] An autobiography, sometimes informally called an autobio, is a self-written account of one's own life, providing a personal narrative that reflects on the author's experiences, memories, and insights. This genre allows individuals to share their unique perspectives and stories, offering readers a glimpse into the author's personal journey and the historical or cultural context in which they lived.

thumb|Selfie by a radio host A selfie () is a self-portrait photograph or a short video, typically taken with an electronic camera or smartphone. The camera would be usually held at arm's length or supported by a selfie stick instead of being controlled with a self-timer or remote. The concept of shooting oneself while viewing their own image in the camera's LCD monitor is also known as self-recording.

fresco by Raphael

thumb|Vincent van Gogh, Self-portrait without beard, end September 1889, (F 525), Oil on canvas, 40 × 31 cm., Private collection. This may have been Van Gogh's last self-portrait. Given as a birthday gift to his mother. thumb|Self-portrait by Judith Leyster, a [[Dutch Golden Age painter, mostly of genre subjects. NGA, 1630. In reality, she probably did not wear expensive clothes like these while painting.]]

American photographer (born 1954)

painting by Albrecht Dürer at the Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany

painting by Raphael in the Uffizi

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painting by Artemisia Gentileschi (Pommersfelden)

painting by Gustave Courbet

painting by Raphael

painting by Artemisia Gentileschi

painting by Edvard Munch

painting by Édouard Manet

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painting by Sofonisba Anguissola in the Kunsthistorisches Museum

lithograph by Dutch artist M. C. Escher

painting by Artemisia Gentileschi

painting by Paul Gauguin

painting by Jacopo Tintoretto in the Louvre

painting by Amrita Sher-Gil

painting by Hans Holbein the Younger

thumb|Sandro Botticelli's painting of the Adoration of the Magi has an inserted self-portrait at the far right: the position in the corner and the gaze out to the viewer are very typical of such self-portraits. Self-insertion is a literary device in which the author writes themselves into the story under the guise of, or from the perspective of, a fictional character (see author surrogate). The character, overtly or otherwise, behaves like, has the personality of, and may even be described as physically resembling the author or reader of the work.

painting by Artemisia Gentileschi in the Palazzo Cattaneo-Adorno, Genoa

painting by Peter Paul Rubens, Rubenshuis

painting by Sofonisba Anguissola

painting by Giovanni Bellini in the Capitoline Museums, Rome

painting by Paul Gauguin