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The Original Selfies: The Triumph of the Self-Portrait

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Rembrandt and Kim Kardashian have something in common: Both showed off in images they created of themselves. A new book reveals the self-portrait’s fascinating and revealing history.

William O’Connor
William O’Connor 

Former Travel Editor

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Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid
William O’Connor

William O’Connor

Former Travel Editor

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