It is not really surprising that artists have long been interested in art and artists as subjects for their art. All self-portraits are an artist's personal assessment of his visual effect at a moment in time. Some artists repeatedly confront this in the mirror as a favorite subject. For others the self-portrait is rarely or never addressed.

But, other art subjects have also interested artists including patrons at exhibitions, critics before paintings (often not flattering to the critics), studio interiors, still-life with artists' tools, and caricatures including portrait galleries in order to make political points. We invite you to browse the selection below and immerse yourself in art within art.

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Figure Drawing Alexander Brook	Rockwell Kent's Studio Letterio Calapai	Michael - The Gallery Curator Ted Davis
René dans son atelier Erik Desmazières	Portrait of Artist Rembrandt Van Rijn Jan Gelb	Maecenas in Pursuit of the Fine Arts James Gillray
The Artist in the Country Winslow Homer	Self-Potrait with Paintbrush Walter MacEwen	[A Work in Progress] Leo Meissner