In the absence of a tradition of self-portraiture, how could artists signal their presence within a painting? Centred on late Timurid manuscript painting (ca. 1

Centred on late Timurid manuscript painting (ca. 1470-1500), this text reveals that pictures could function as the painter's delegate, charged with the task of

In the absence of a tradition of self-portraiture, how could artists signal their presence within a painting? Centred on late Timurid manuscript painting (ca. 1

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