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July 01, 2007
Artists' Self-Portraits from the Uffizi: Masterpieces from Velázquez to Chagall
It went up at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London on May 22 of this year and will remain open through Sunday, July 15, 2007.
It's drawn rave reviews from most critics who've seen it.
From the Dulwich description: "These remarkable works are usually housed in the Vasari Corridor, a kilometre of corridor linking the Palazzo Vecchio to the Palazzo Pitti. Access is notoriously difficult; this is therefore an incredibly rare opportunity to experience a slice — never before seen in this country — of what must be one of the most remarkable sights in the art world."

The Economist called it "the world's greatest collection of self-portraits... closed to all save the most persistent or well-connected because of a chronic shortage of funds."
The self-portrait up top is by Filippino Lippi (1457-1504); the lower is by Johann Zoffany (1733-1810).
Both are among the 50 in the Dulwich show.
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