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Text 1
Renaissance sculptors in the 1500s often avoided depicting themselves in their works. Even less common were self-sculptures that portrayed the artist at work. At that time, sculpting was not yet highly regarded as a profession, so sculptors often chose to emphasize other qualities in their self-depictions, such as their intellect or social status. In Florence, the first sculptor to create a self-portrait showing himself at work was a man named Leonardo da Vinci. A sculpture of his from around 1490 shows da Vinci holding sculpting tools and working on a statue.
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In their self-portraits, Renaissance artists typically avoided depicting themselves at work until the late 1600s. However, Michelangelo's 1565 self-portrait, in which he is shown carving marble, stands out as one of the earliest examples of such a work by a Florentine artist. Although the artist is depicted in a dramatic pose, in the background, one can see sculpting tools on a workbench.
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