the new emotional blackmailer's handbook

narcissus and self portraiture ... do people paint or photograph their own reflections out of self-love ? or are they motivated by vanity ? most likely, i'm guessing, they are motivated by anxiety ... whatever the connections, it seems more than just an idle speculation to begin a little scrapbook of artists who engage with the narcissus myth, not always consciously ... some will flatter themselves ... there have been some artists who seemed to confront themselves ...

nicolas poussin https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010062516 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Poussin https://en.wikipedia.o...