Self-portrait

Hi everyone, my name is Isabella! Today, we're going to be art detectives and explore a very old painting. Are you ready for an adventure? nn This painting is called a "self-portrait." Can you guess what that means? That's right, it's a painting the artist made of themselves! nn Look closely at the painting. The artist is looking right at us! What do you think he's thinking? Do you think he's happy? Serious? nn Now, let's look at what he's wearing. He has on a very fancy jacket. It might even be made of velvet! And see that white cloth around his neck? That's called a "cravat." People dressed like this a long, long time ago in the 18th century. nn Even though we don't know the artist's name, we can still learn a lot about him from his painting. He was a very talented artist, and he wanted to show us what he looked like. nn What do you think? Isn't it amazing that we can still see this artist's face and learn about him even though he lived so long ago?