Whether it's an ancient death mask found on an Egyptian sarcophagus or the selfie you have just cropped on your phone, we have been creating portraits for centuries. So why do we love them so much?

Melissa Ann Pinney's photographs capture everyday moments of adolescence inside Chicago Public Schools over the course of a ...

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Lavi Lipshitz captured tens of thousands of intimate moments on the Israeli street in photos now on display nearly two years ...

Photographer Elinor Carucci chronicles her journey through middle age in her book "Midlife," which is filled with candid self-portraits.

A Paul Gauguin self-portrait whose authenticity has repeatedly come into question is a true work by the French painter, said its owner, Switzerland's Kunstmuseum Basel. The painting, which is commonly ...

The work was investigated by the Kunstmuseum Basel after a researcher specialising in the artist disputed its attribution ...

Naima Green’s exploratory body of work took a few years, a community of parents, and a 20-pound silicone baby bump to make.

“Of course the women were important, but it was because they were our muses.” With these words, Roland Penrose, second ...

What's on right now at Tokyo's most popular museums and galleries, from conceptual sculptures to ukiyo-e woodblock prints ...

Basingstoke-born-and-bred photographer Stuart Freeman from Hype Creative has been shortlisted for two national awards.

I don’t know anyone who has framed portraits of themselves in their homes now. Would this come across as narcissistic?