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Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror. By John Ashbery. JSTOR and the Poetry Foundation are collaborating to digitize, preserve, and extend access to Poetry. Source: Poetry (August 1974) Browse all issues back to 1912.
A poem inspired by a painting that distorts the artist's image, reflecting the limitations of self-perception and representation. The poem explores the themes of identity, relationships, and spirituality through a complex structure and form, using metaphors, imagery, and allusions.
- Female
- October 6, 1975
- Poetry Analyst
Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror (c. 1524) is a painting by the Italian late Renaissance artist Parmigianino. It is housed in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria.
A lengthy and complex poem inspired by a Renaissance painting, exploring themes of art, identity, and the soul. The poem won several awards and is considered Ashbery's masterpiece and one of the best poems of the twentieth century.
- John Ashbery
- 1975
A poem inspired by Parmigianino's painting of the same name, exploring the themes of identity, reflection, and the soul. The poem uses the mirror as a metaphor for the limits and possibilities of language, art, and existence.
Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror is a 1975 poetry collection by the American writer John Ashbery. The title, shared with its final poem, comes from the painting of the same name by the Late Renaissance artist Parmigianino.
Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror. As Parmigianino did it, the right hand Bigger than the head, thrust at the viewer And swerving easily away, as though to protect What it advertises.
