Narcissistic Tendencies - Esther

Narcissus. For someone that didn’t exist, a lot has happened in his name. A lot has happened including ART. In art, he looks variously as if he’s about to be sick in a fountain, fall into a pond, is drunk or is indeed already hungover. 

To boil down the myth, Narcissus was a handsome hunter from Greek mythology that fell in love with his own reflection in a puddle. Today, he’s a disorder, a condition, he’s an insult & he’s even a daffodil. 

& he’s so full of himself & caused so much trouble, I’m going to say no more about him & simply show you the pictures. It’s what he would’ve wanted anyway.

Roberto Ferri (b. 1978), Narcissus (2017)

Dirck van Baburen (c. 1594/5-1624), Narcissus Gazing at His Reflection (c. 1621-22)

Matt Collishaw (b. 1966), Narcissus (1990)

Caravaggio (1571-1610), Narcissus (c. 1597-99)

Altobello Melone (1491-1543), Narcissus at the Fountain (between c. 1510-1511)

Gerard van Kujil (1604-1673), Narcissus (c. 1645)

Unknown Tapestry, Narcissus (1500)

Magnus Enckell (1870-1925), Narcissus (1896-97)

Hendrik Govaerts (1669-1720), Narcissus (1625-1695)

Jacob Punas (1592/93-c. 1650), Mountain Landscape With Narcissus (1628)

Jules Cyrille Cave (1859-1946), Narcissus (1890)

Francisco Vieira Portuense (1765-1805), Narciso na Fonte (c. 1797)

Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665), Echo & Narcissus (1627)

Gyula Benczúr (1844-1920), Narcissus (1881)