This document discusses different approaches that artists have taken to self-portraiture throughout history. Some artists have taken very formal approaches that reveal little about the artist, while others have used self-portraiture to explore emotions or provide psychological insight. Additional approaches include idealizing or dramatizing oneself, incorporating significant objects, depicting oneself as something else, or portraying only a portion of the self. A wide range of styles and levels of expression are seen across the many self-portrait examples provided.