A particular self-portrait would be that of Charles Willson Peace, entitled "The Artist In His Museum" (1822). In Peale's self-portrait, he portrays himself and his works through emblematic portraiture. This portraiture is a unique way of expressing one's self through organized objects. These objects do not exactly show the individual meaning, but totally represent the pictures meanings in a whole. They are the meaning. These objects actually represent the culture by their carefully placed positions in the portrait. These are symbols that all have a relationship with the portra

All of the examples of emblems used in this portraiture are maintained with yet another use of the emblematic practice: the curtain. This deep red curtain invites you into Peale's museum in a way that not only shows the viewer the magnitude of Peace's displays, but also hides the viewer's completed picture of the museum itself, including its many exhibitions of scientific matter.

Another example of Peale's use of emblems in which Stein talks about would be the portraiture located on the walls of Peace's intricately designed museum. Each work consisted of a standard oval cut and each were twenty-two by nineteen inches in size. Most of the portraits had no background and revealed only the sitter's head and shoulders. These portraits included present and past national military heroes, as well as French and German heroes and their contributions throughout their lifetimes. Included in these portraits, through Peale's strategic placement of these portraits, is a pattern that when unfolded, adds even more meaning to the painting.

Peace's use of emblem portraiture brings nature and art together, and also examines the rise and

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