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The aim of this work is to analyze the self-portraits of De Chirico with a methodology of psychological investigation. The figurative elements are individually examined in order to understand the psychological determinants of the painter. In order to paint their own portrait, the artists have to deal with the mirror, with their own double, but above all, referring to Winnicott (1990) with the mirroring of themselves in the face of the other. According to Ferrari (2002), in the relationship with the portrait and th...

The purpose of this work is to analyze the psychopathological components that emerge from the self-portraits of Williams Utermonhler, contemporary painter suffering from Alzheimer's disease. This pathology usually begins in old age and has as main characteristic the progressive decline of the faculties of thought and of the logical-critical capacities. The painter, however, begins to have the first symptoms of the disease at a young age. The nine self-portraits are examined using a survey methodology specific to t...