Drwy hanes, mae llawer o artistiaid wedi defnyddio hunanbortreadau fel ffyrdd o archwilio a mynegi eu hunaniaeth. Paentiodd Van Gogh (1853 i 1890) 35 o hunanbortreadau, a gellir dadlau ei fod yn un o’r wynebau mwyaf cyfarwydd yng nghelf y Gorllewin.
Throughout history, many artists have used self-portraits as ways to explore their identities and express themselves to the world. Van Gogh (1853 to 1890) painted no fewer than thirty-five self-portraits and became arguably one of the most recognizable faces in Western art.