I shall, however, plunge forward and analyze here a compositional feature of Rembrandt’s self-portraits indicating, on the basis of the interaction theory of metaphor, his creation of an ...

Other interests comprise verbal and pictorial metaphor; narrative as a fundamental human cognitive ability; and time as an aspect of human embodiment. Cognitive poetics arises from the insights of ...

We like to see pictures. 2. It’s a metaphor. More than 2,000 years ago, Aristotle recommended the use of metaphor as a persuasive technique in public speaking.

Rembrandt created more self-portraits than any other major artist. Not a matter of self-aggrandizement, it was the creation of an artistic field based on pictorial self metaphor.