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Self-portraits were rare before the 15th century. A painter was not looked apon as any different from other workmen, and so not interesting to buy a portrait of. But during the 15th century more and more artists were self-cinfident enough to paint their own likeness.

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Portraiture in the sense of drawing or painting the likeness of a living person with the model present seems to have started in the 14th century. One of the earliest examples is the portrait of Jean II de France (Jean le Bon) in the Louvre, from about 1350.

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