PARLER, Peter
(b. 1330, Schwabisch-Gmünd, d. 1399, Prague)

Self-Portrait

1379-86
Sandstone, life-size
St Vitus Cathedral, Prague

The workshop of Parler executed 21 bust portraits for the decoration of the Cathedral. One of them is a self-portrait, in fact, probably this is the oldest surviving self-portrait in art history.