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technique such as outlining the shape with ink and reinforcing the shape with color, whereas the highlights on Chabi's jewelry with the same hue but lighter value proved to be a continuation of the Himalayan style. The full frontal orientation of the sitters and their centered pupil add a confrontational impact to the viewer, which reflect the Nepali aesthetics and style. The highly symmetrical composition and the rigid depiction of hair and clothes differed from the previous Song dynasty painting style. There is little implication on the moral merit of the sitters or their personality, indicating a detachment of the painter from the sitter, which contradicts with the Song dynasty's emphasis on the capture of the spirit.
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throne by emphasizing the physical similarity between him and his father such as facial structure, identical costume and hairstyle. The bamboo forest in the background indicate their moral righteousness proposed by traditional Confucianism. The portrait depicts the Yongzheng Emperor, who is in a larger scale, handing a flowering branch to the Qianlong Emperor as a political metaphor of the imperial authority to reign. The Qianlong Emperor also advertised his filial piety proposed by Confucianism by posing in a modest gesture.
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out…Indolence has destroyed the arts." These full-face portraits from Roman Egypt are fortunate exceptions. They present a somewhat realistic sense of proportion and individual detail (though the eyes are generally oversized and the artistic skill varies considerably from artist to artist). The Fayum portraits were painted on wood or ivory in wax and resin colors (encaustic) or with
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the eyes and eyebrows. As author and artist Gordon C. Aymar states, "the eyes are the place one looks for the most complete, reliable, and pertinent information" about the subject. And the eyebrows can register, "almost single-handedly, wonder, pity, fright, pain, cynicism, concentration, wistfulness, displeasure, and expectation, in infinite variations and combinations."
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the face is completed first, and the rest afterwards. In the studios of many of the great portrait artists, the master would do only the head and hands, while the clothing and background would be completed by the principal apprentices. There were even outside specialists who handled specific items such as drapery and clothing, such as
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in the domestic chores while their husbands stayed outside and pursued their careers. Common settings include empty garden path and empty platform couch which hint the absence of male figures. Common background include flowering trees which were associated with beauty and banana trees which symbolized vulnerability of women.
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who developed into the leading American realist portrait painter. With Wyeth, realism, though overt, is secondary to the tonal qualities and mood of his paintings. This is aptly demonstrated by his landmark series of paintings known as the "Helga" pictures, the largest group of portraits of a single
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of upper-class families. Sargent was born in Florence, Italy to American parents. He studied in Italy and Germany, and in Paris. Sargent is considered to be the last major exponent of the British portrait tradition beginning with van Dyck. Another prominent American portraitist who trained abroad was
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also spanned the change of century, but he rejected overt Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. He was the most successful portrait painter of his era, using a mostly realistic technique often effused with the brilliant use of color. He was equally apt at individual and group portraits, particularly
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reigned as the premier portrait painter, taking realism to a new level of frankness, especially with his two portraits of surgeons at work, as well as those of athletes and musicians in action. In many portraits, such as "Portrait of Mrs. Edith Mahon", Eakins boldly conveys the unflattering emotions
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that portrait painting was well established in Greek times, and practiced by both men and women artists. In his times, Pliny complained of the declining state of Roman portrait art, "The painting of portraits which used to transmit through the ages the accurate likenesses of people, has entirely gone
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put it, "there are only two styles of portrait painting: the serious and the smirk." Even given these limitations, a full range of subtle emotions is possible from quiet menace to gentle contentment. However, with the mouth relatively neutral, much of the facial expression needs to be created through
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in 1294 reflect the fusion of the traditional Chinese imperial portrait techniques and the Himalayan-Mongol aesthetic value. Kublai Khan was portrayed as an elder man while Empress Chabi was depicted in youth, both wearing traditional Mongolian imperial costumes. Araniko adopted the Chinese portrait
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linked the presence in an image with the presence in reality. Portrait was regarded as the visual embodiment and substitute of a real person. Thus, the true likeness was highly valued in the paintings and statues of the monks. The Tang dynasty mural portrait painting values the spiritual quality—the
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by the 1870s. Partly due to their meager incomes, many of the Impressionists relied on family and friends to model for them, and they painted intimate groups and single figures in either outdoors or in light-filled interiors. Noted for their shimmering surfaces and rich dabs of paint, Impressionist
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demonstrated virtuosity in this draftsman-like technique as well as a keen eye for character. Ingres, a student of David, is notable for his portraits in which a mirror is painted behind the subject to simulate a rear view of the subject. His portrait of Napoleon on his imperial throne is a tour de
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Self-portraits are usually produced with the help of a mirror, and the finished result is a mirror-image portrait, a reversal of what occurs in a normal portrait when sitter and artist are opposite each other. In a self-portrait, a righted handed artist would appear to be holding a brush in the left
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stated, "The aim of Art is to present not the outward appearance of things, but their inner significance; for this, not the external manner and detail, constitutes true reality." Artists may strive for photographic realism or an impressionistic similarity in depicting their subject, but this differs
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In the Song dynasty (960–1279), portrait paintings of women were created based on love poems written by court poets. Although depicted as living in luxurious fashion and comfortable housing, women in the painting were usually portrayed as lonely and melancholic because they feel deserted or trapped
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The historically recorded name inscriptions next to the figures cause the relief painting functions as "portraiture represents specific people". In addition, the iconographic details of each figure based on biography renders an extent of individualization. For instance, the biography of Liu Ling in
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Chinese portrait painting was slow to desire or achieve an actual likeness. Many "portraits" were of famous figures from the past, and showed an idea of what that person should look like. Buddhist clergy, especially in sculpture, were something of an exception to this. Portraits of the emperor were
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in India, things rapidly changed. Unlike their Persian predecessors, Mughal patrons placed great emphasis on detailed naturalistic likenesses of all the unfamiliar natural forms of their new empire, such as animals, birds and plants. They had the same attitude to human portraiture, and individual
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Group portraits were produced in great numbers during the Baroque period, particularly in the Netherlands. Unlike in the rest of Europe, Dutch artists received no commissions from the Calvinist Church which had forbidden such images or from the aristocracy which was virtually non-existent. Instead,
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first employed Rubens, then imported van Dyck as his court painter, knighting him and bestowing on him courtly status. Van Dyck not only adapted Rubens’ production methods and business skills, but also his elegant manners and appearance. As was recorded, "He always went magnificently dress’d, had a
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periods (17th and 18th centuries, respectively), portraits became even more important records of status and position. In a society dominated increasingly by secular leaders in powerful courts, images of opulently attired figures were a means to affirm the authority of important individuals. Flemish
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For complex compositions, the artist may first do a complete pencil, ink, charcoal, or oil sketch which is particularly useful if the sitter's available time is limited. Otherwise, the general form then a rough likeness is sketched out on the canvas in pencil, charcoal, or thin oil. In many cases,
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alone. Stuart worked quickly and employed softer, less detailed brush strokes than Copley to capture the essence of his subjects. Sometimes he would make several versions for a client, allowing the sitter to pick their favorite. Noted for his rosy cheek tones, Stuart wrote, "flesh is like no other
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who all mastered oil painting technique. Cranach was one of the first artists to paint life-sized full-length commissions, a tradition popular from then on. At that time, England had no portrait painters of the first rank, and artists like Holbein were in demand by English patrons. His painting of
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While free-standing portrait painting diminished in Rome, the art of the portrait flourished in Roman sculptures, where sitters demanded realism, even if unflattering. During the 4th century, the sculpted portrait dominated, with a retreat in favor of an idealized symbol of what that person looked
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or dolls to help establish and execute the pose and the clothing. The use of symbolic elements placed around the sitter (including signs, household objects, animals, and plants) was often used to encode the painting with the moral or religious character of the subject, or with symbols representing
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After putting the sitter at ease and encouraging a natural pose, the artist studies his subject, looking for the one facial expression, out of many possibilities, that satisfies his concept of the sitter's essence. The posture of the subject is also carefully considered to reveal the emotional and
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with his handwritten inscription. The figures were portrayed in vivid lines, animated gestures, and the facial expressions were rendered a narrative quality. The portrait of the saints and his disciples was found on a stone tablet on the wall of Imperial University as a moral code to educate the
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effort in the way that it did in the West. Even where it is clear that a scene shows the court of the prince commissioning the work, the features of the chief figure have the same rather Chinese-looking features as all the rest. This long-lasting convention seems to derive from the start of the
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A very high degree of grace in the light and shadow is added to the faces of those who sit in the doorways of rooms that are dark, where the eyes of the observer see the shadowed part of the face obscured by the shadows of the room, and see the lighted part of the face with the greater brilliance
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Partly out of interest in the natural world and partly out of interest in the classical cultures of ancient Greece and Rome, portraits—both painted and sculpted—were given an important role in Renaissance society and valued as objects, and as depictions of earthly success and status. Painting in
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after he inherited the throne from his father, which is a double portrait painting of him and his father dressed in Confucian scholar garments instead of traditional Manchu robes standing side by side next to bamboos. Scholars believe that the commission aimed to legitimize his succession of the
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is another fine example of Rembrandt's mastery of the group painting, in which he bathes the corpse in bright light to draw attention to the center of the painting while the clothing and background merge into black, making the faces of the surgeon and the students standout. It is also the first
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Rubens' fame extended beyond his art—he was a courtier, diplomat, art collector, and successful businessman. His studio was one of the most extensive of that time, employing specialists in still-life, landscape, animal and genre scenes, in addition to portraiture. Van Dyck trained there for two
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The two British artists had opposite opinions on using assistants. Reynolds employing them regularly (sometimes doing only 20 percent of the painting himself) while Gainsborough rarely did. Sometimes a client would extract a pledge from the artist, as did Sir Richard Newdegate from portraitist
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Historically, portrait paintings have primarily memorialized the rich and powerful. Over time, however, it became more common for middle-class patrons to commission portraits of their families and colleagues. Today, portrait paintings are still commissioned by governments, corporations, groups,
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dating back to the third century B.C. indicates the painter's observation and desire to create lively figures. However, the subjects of most wall portraits are anonymous figures engaging in conversation. Despite the vivid depiction of physical features and facial expression, due to the lack of
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Creating a portrait can take considerable time, usually requiring several sittings. Cézanne, on one extreme, insisted on over 100 sittings from his subject. Goya on the other hand, preferred one long day's sitting. The average is about four. Portraitists sometimes present their sitters with a
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It may seem obvious today that a painted portrait is intended to achieve a likeness of the sitter that is recognisable to those who have seen them, and ideally is a very good record of their appearance. In fact this concept has been slow to grow, and it took centuries for artists in different
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dominated portrait painting. They received the highest commissions from the leading officials of the state. Bellini's portrait of Doge Loredan is considered to be one of the finest portraits of the Renaissance and ably demonstrates the artist's mastery of the newly arrived techniques of oil
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Raphael's surviving commission portraits are far more numerous than those of Leonardo, and they display a greater variety of poses, lighting, and technique. Rather than producing revolutionary innovations, Raphael's great accomplishment was strengthening and refining the evolving currents of
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artists continued the tradition of depicting subjects in the latest fashions, which for women by then, meant diaphanous gowns derived from ancient Greek and Roman clothing styles. The artists used directed light to define texture and the simple roundness of faces and limbs. French painters
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Among the other possible variables, the subject can be clothed or nude; indoors or out; standing, seated, reclining; even horse-mounted. Portrait paintings can be of individuals, couples, parents and children, families, or collegial groups. They can be created in various media including
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also included individualized portraits, usually of the commissioner. In religious paintings, portraits of donors began to be shown as present, or participate in the main sacred scenes shown, and in more private court images subjects even appeared as significant figures such as the
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benefitted greatly from such commissions and from the general appreciation of art by bourgeois clients, who supported portraiture as well as still-life and landscapes painting. In addition, the first significant art and dealer markets flourished in Holland at that time.
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Profile portraits, inspired by ancient medallions, were particularly popular in Italy between 1450 and 1500. Medals, with their two–sided images, also inspired a short-lived vogue for two-sided paintings early in the Renaissance. Classical sculpture, such as the
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conquered the Chinese mainland and ended the Song dynasty, the traditional Chinese intelligentsia were left in a dilemma situation of choosing between reclusion from the foreign government or pursuing new political careers. Portrait paintings of "men of culture"
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painted many portraits in his elongated style which depreciated the "inner person" in favor of strict studies of form and color. To help achieve this, he de-emphasized the normally expressive eyes and eyebrows to the point of blackened slits and simple arches.
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renderings of his mistresses, in which the likeness of the subject is grossly distorted to achieve an emotional statement well beyond the bounds of normal caricature. An outstanding female portrait painter of the turn of the 20th century, associated with the
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Rococo artists, who were particularly interested in rich and intricate ornamentation, were masters of the refined portrait. Their attention to the details of dress and texture increased the efficacy of portraits as testaments to worldly wealth, as evidenced by
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in the 14th century BC. Portrait painting of notables in China probably goes back to over 1000 BC, though none survive from that age. Existing Chinese portraits go back to about 1000 AD, but did not place much emphasis on likeness until some time after that.
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Portrait painting of women in ancient China from the Han dynasty to the Qing dynasty (206 BC – 1912) developed under great impact of the Confucian patriarchal cosmology, however, the subject and the style varied according to the culture of each dynasty.
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who, though he proclaimed photography an "enemy of art", found himself attracted to photography's frankness and power. By providing a cheap alternative, photography supplanted much of the lowest level of portrait painting. Some realist artists, such as
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is one of the most famous and recognized portraits of all time, painted with very long brushes and thin oil color to achieve the shimmering effect of the blue costume. Gainsborough was also noted for his elaborate background settings for his subjects.
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rulers on coins, show that Greek portraiture could achieve a good likeness, and subjects, at least of literary figures, were depicted with relatively little flattery – Socrates' portraits show why he had a reputation for being ugly. The successors of
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and the wife of wealthy Florentine silk merchant Francesco del Giocondo. The famous "Mona Lisa smile" is an excellent example of applying subtle asymmetry to a face. In his notebooks, Leonardo advises on the qualities of light in portrait painting:
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explored the many expressions of the human face, especially as one of the premier self-portraitists (of which he painted over 60 in his lifetime). This interest in the human face also fostered the creation of the first caricatures, credited to the
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generally had figures with faces even less individualized than its Persian equivalents, but a genre of small portraits of males from the Imperial family developed. These had highly individual, and rather exaggerated, features, some verging on
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During the Renaissance, the Florentine and Milanese nobility, in particular, wanted more realistic representations of themselves. The challenge of creating convincing full and three-quarter views stimulated experimentation and innovation.
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and the Northern Italian school. During the 16th century, oil as a medium spread in popularity throughout Europe, allowing for more sumptuous renderings of clothing and jewelry. Also affecting the quality of the images, was the switch from
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depicted him standing in a bamboo forest. While the bamboo symbolizes his moral rightness, the half-enclosed and half-opened space in the background alludes to his potential of choosing between reclusion and serve in the Mongol government.
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general reached a new level of balance, harmony, and insight, and the greatest artists (Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael) were considered "geniuses", rising far above the tradesman status to valued servants of the court and the church.
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Managing the sitter's expectations and mood is a serious concern for the portrait artist. As to the faithfulness of the portrait to the sitter's appearance, portraitists are generally consistent in their approach. Clients who sought out
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Occasionally, the client or the client's family is unhappy with the resulting portrait and the artist is obliged to re-touch it or do it over or withdraw from the commission without being paid, suffering the humiliation of failure.
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spent 50 years at the imperial court before his death in 1766, and was a court painter to three emperors. In his portraits, as with other genres, he combined aspects of Chinese traditional style with contemporary Western painting.
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which contains the portraits of 13 emperors in the previous dynasties in chronological order. The commonness among the selected emperors was that they were the sons of the founders of the dynasties. Since Emperor Taizong's father,
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Northern European artists led the way in realistic portraits of secular subjects. The greater realism and detail of the Northern artists during the 15th century was due in part to the finer brush strokes and effects possible with
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long never seen in public, partly for fear that mistreatment of them might dishonour the emperor or even cause bad luck. The most senior ministers were allowed once a year to pay homage to the images in the imperial gallery of
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substance under heaven. It has all the gaiety of the silk-mercer's shop without its gaudiness of gloss, and all the softness of old mahogany, without its sadness." Other prominent American portraitists of the colonial era were
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artists who worked during the first half of the 19th century painted portraits of inspiring leaders, beautiful women, and agitated subjects, using lively brush strokes and dramatic, sometimes moody, lighting. French artists
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is one of the foremost group frescoes, containing likenesses of Leonardo, Michelangelo, Bramante, and Raphael himself, in the guise of ancient philosophers. It was not the first group portrait of artists. Decades earlier,
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students. However, scholars argued that Emperor Gaozong's true purpose of the commission was to announce that his policies were supported by Confucianism as well as his control over the Confucian heritage.
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A significant contribution to the development of portrait painting of 1930–2000 was made by Russian artists, mainly working in the traditions of realist and figurative painting. Among them should be called
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produced portraits mostly of the middle class, at work and play indoors. Rubens’ portrait of himself and his first wife (1609) in their wedding attire is a virtuoso example of the couple portrait.
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identity and the close bound to narrative context, many scholars categorize these Han dynasty wall paintings as "character figures in action" instead of actual likenesses of specific individuals.
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extended realism in Italy to a much higher level in the following decades with his monumental wall paintings. During this time, the betrothal portrait became popular, a particular specialty of
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make a drawing of the face, then complete the rest of the painting without the sitter. In the 18th century, it would typically take about one year to deliver a completed portrait to a client.
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Around the end of the century, the first oil portraits of contemporary individuals, painted on small wood panels, emerged in Burgundy and France, first as profiles, then in other views. The
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the sitter's occupation, interests, or social status. The background can be totally black and without content or a full scene which places the sitter in their social or recreational milieu.
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portraits, less than half life-size, were commissioned, not only of figures from the court, but what appear from their relatively plain dress to be wealthy townspeople. Miniatures in
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assumed much the same role, particularly by expanding the variety of poses and sittings of his royal subjects. Titian was perhaps the first great child portraitist. After Titian,
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eventually founded the Western Jin dynasty in 266 AD. The unstable socio-political environment and the declining imperial authority resulted in a transition from Confucianism to
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included portraiture, often highly accurate if the praises of writers are to be believed, but no painted examples remain. Sculpted heads of rulers and famous personalities like
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and Greeks, and developed a very strong tradition, linked to their religious use of ancestor portraits, as well as Roman politics. Again, the few painted survivals, in the
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In the Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD), women in the portrait painting were mainly a type rather than specific individual. The major subject was idealized exemplary women (
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physical state of the sitter, as is the costume. To keep the sitter engaged and motivated, the skillful artist will often maintain a pleasant demeanor and conversation.
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larger than those given to any religious figures. Such images spread the idea of the portrait of the ruler to smaller courts, so that by the 18th century many small
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around 1525. King Francis was a great patron of artists and an avaricious art collector who invited Leonardo da Vinci to live in France during his later years. The
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district (see illustration, below), dating from the 2nd to 4th century AD. These are almost the only paintings of the Roman period that have survived, aside from
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stated, "The only expression allowable in great portraiture is the expression of character and moral quality, not anything temporary, fleeting, or accidental."
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famously demanded that his portrait show "all these roughnesses, pimples, warts, and everything as you see me, otherwise I will never pay a farthing for it."
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had created of his wife that he told the artist, "Your image…alone can lighten my cares. That image is my delight; I direct my smiles to it, it is my joy."
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One of the innovations of Renaissance art was the improved rendering of facial expressions to accompany different emotions. In particular, Dutch painter
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person by any major artist (247 studies of his neighbor Helga Testorf, clothed and nude, in varying surroundings, painted during the period 1971–1985).
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is expected to show the inner essence of the subject (from the artist's point of view) or a flattering representation, not just a literal likeness. As
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which had also been previously used as an aid in painting. Many modernists flocked to the photography studios to have their portraits made, including
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Portrait production in Europe (excluding Russia) and the Americas generally declined in the 1940s and 1950s, a result of the increasing interest in
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Portraiture's roots are likely found in prehistoric times, although few of these works survive today. In the art of the ancient civilizations of the
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In the 18th century, female painters gained new importance, particularly in the field of portraiture. Notable female artists include French painter
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numerous and gallant equipage, and kept so noble a table in his apartment, that few princes were not more visited, or better serv’d." In France,
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Early on, the Northern Europeans abandoned the profile, and started producing portraits of realistic volume and perspective. In the Netherlands,
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Murray, Julia K. (March 1992). "The Hangzhou Portraits of Confucius and Seventy-two Disciples (Sheng xian tu): Art in the Service of Politics".
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maintained court artists to portray them enjoying princely activities in rather stylized images that combine senses of informality and majesty.
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records his obsession with alcohol. In the relief painting, the figure of Liu Ling sits in a casual posture with a curving knee and holds an
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was one of the first Italians to take advantage of oil. Trained in Belgium, he settled in Venice around 1475, and was a major influence on
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which attempts to reveal character through exaggeration of physical features. The artist generally attempts a representative portrayal, as
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in oils, as well as miniatures and textile hangings. These tend to be dominated by the magnificent costumes and long beards of the shahs.
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painting. Bellini is also one of the first artists in Europe to sign their work, though he rarely dated them. Later in the 16th century,
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and other artists expanded their technique accordingly, adding portraiture to traditional religious and classical subjects. Leonardo and
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In most cases, this results in a serious, closed lip stare, with anything beyond a slight smile being rather rare historically. Or as
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Qiang, Ning (2008). "Imperial Portraiture as Symbol of Political Legitimacy: A New Study of the "Portraits of Successive Emperors"".
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once replied to a client's dissatisfaction with his wife's portrait by retorting, "You brought me a potato, and you expect a peach!"
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tradition avoided giving figures individualized facial features for a long time, partly for religious reasons, to avoid any hint of
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produced notable examples of expressionist portraiture. Beckmann was a prolific self-portraitist, producing at least twenty-seven.
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continues in the realist tradition of his father Andrew, producing famous portraits whose subjects range from presidents to pigs.
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have produced powerful paintings. Bacon's portraits are notable for their nightmarish quality. In May 2008, Freud's 1995 portrait
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used fluid brush strokes of vivid color to enliven his group portraits, including those of the civil guards to which he belonged.
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portraits, normally in profile, became an important feature of the tradition. This received a particular emphasis under Emperor
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painted particularly fine portraits of this type, especially dashing horsemen. A notable example of artist of romantic period in
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especially well-regarded. Copley is also notable for his efforts to merge portraiture with the academically more revered art of
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who painted over 1,000 portraits and was especially known for his presidential portraiture. Stuart painted over 100 replicas of
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knew to expect a realistic, unsparing portrait. Some subjects voice strong preferences, others let the artist decide entirely.
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A successful portrait, however, can gain the lifelong gratitude of a client. Count Balthazar was so pleased with the portrait
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Jing, Anning (1994). "The Portraits of Khubilai Khan and Chabi by Anige (1245–1306), a Nepali Artist at the Yuan Court".
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chronicled some of the famous performers of the theater, including Jane Avril, capturing them in motion. French painter
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painters provided some of the most haunting and compelling psychological studies ever produced. German artists such as
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The development of photography in the 19th century had a significant effect on portraiture, supplanting the earlier
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dominated in much the same way, as a remarkable chronicler of royalty, painting the portraits of five French kings.
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Much the largest group of painted portraits are the funeral paintings that survived in the dry climate of Egypt's
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advised fellow artists to flatter women and compliment their appearance to gain their cooperation at the sitting.
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period the interest in an individual likeness declined considerably, and most portraits in late Roman coins and
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With plenty of demand, Rembrandt was able to experiment with unconventional composition and technique, such as
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Sensabaugh, David Ake (2009). "Fashioning Identities in Yuan-Dynasty Painting: Images of the Men of Culture".
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which the air gives it. Through this increase in the shadows and the lights, the face is given greater relief.
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Many innovations in the various forms of portraiture evolved during this fertile period. The tradition of the
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in New York City for $ 33.6 million, setting a world record for sale value of a painting by a living artist.
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hand, unless the artist deliberately corrects the image or uses a second reversing mirror while painting.
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began, which remained popular until the age of photography, developing out of the skills of painters of
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Close's specialty was huge, hyper-realistic wall-sized "head" portraits based on photographic images.
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clubs, and individuals. In addition to painting, portraits can also be made in other media such as
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Other early 20th-century artists also expanded the repertoire of portraiture in new directions.
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Warhol was one of the most prolific portrait painters of the 20th century. Warhol's painting
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from Cremona, who infused her individual and group portraits with new levels of complexity.
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were among the first Italian artists to add allegorical symbols to their secular portraits.
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portfolio of drawings or photos from which a sitter would select a preferred pose, as did
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Fong, Mary H. (1984). "Tang Tomb Murals Reviewed in the Light of Tang Texts on Painting".
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created some of the most popular images of individual sitters and groups. American artist
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produced powerful portraits using non-naturalistic, even garish, colors for skin tones.
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never put their images on their coins, and their appearance did not form part of their
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The first major native portrait painters of the British school were English painters
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By the 1960s and 1970s, there was a revival of portraiture. English artists such as
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is a thread-relief painting on tile found in a Jin dynasty brick-chambered tomb in
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was an important portraitist of the Viennese upper class. Prolific Spanish artist
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painted some of the most searching and provocative images of the period, including
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Renaissance art. He was particularly expert in the group portrait. His masterpiece
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period. Between 1350 and 1400, secular figures began to reappear in frescos and
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is an insightful rendering of an unhappy family and one of his finest portraits.
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is later example, both exhibiting Warhol's unique graphic style of portraiture.
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were fine portraitists of the 1920s and 1930s of the American realist school.
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led the way in modernizing the fresco by adopting more realistic perspective.
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was key to the development of the individualized portrait. Masters included
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was one of the most turbulent periods in ancient Chinese history. After the
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Sometimes, the overall size of the portrait is an important consideration.
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era with her streamlined curves, rich colors and sharp angles. In America,
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produced an example of a modern collegial portrait with his 1922 painting
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Fong, Mary H. (1996). "Images of Women in Traditional Chinese Painting".
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Genre in painting, where the intent is to depict a specific human subject
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portraits are often disarmingly intimate and appealing. French painters
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traditions to acquire the distinct skills for painting a good likeness.
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which was created shortly after the Han dynasty represents this genre.
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commissions came from civic and businesses associations. Dutch painter
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style and format were enormously influential for later grand portraits.
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often had himself depicted with a halo of unprecedented size. ca. 1620
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Central to the successful execution of the portrait is a mastery of
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became leading Venetian artists, helping the transition to Italian
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knew that they would receive a flattering result, while sitters of
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executed numerous portraits in his unique fashion. Additionally,
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being a good example of his transitional style. His contemporary
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and his family portrayed as Roman gods in a 1670 painting by
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figure) to their coins, and were soon using their own.
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who produced many caricatures of his contemporaries.
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was a watershed moment in Chinese history. After the
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and nonfigurative art. One exception, however, was
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One of best-known portraits in the Western world is
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The Renaissance Portrait: From Donatello to Bellini
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If the poet says that he can inflame men with love…
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Marilyn Monroe. 1967 | MoMA" 4121:"Researchers Identify Model for Mona Lisa" 3887:, Portland House, New York, 1986, p. 297, 2581:painted many portraits, including several 2060:, who practised a horserider portrait was 1084:Leading German portrait artists including 929:in that he can place in front of the lover 644:, though it is known from the writings of 574:Roman-Egyptian funeral portrait of a woman 185:Portrait painting can depict the subject " 2130:was primarily a realist and his painting 970:the miniatures in illuminated manuscripts 927:the painter has the power to do the same… 558:Learn how and when to remove this message 4179:, Skira/Rizzoli, New York, 1985, p. 31, 1295:. Bronzino made his fame portraying the 931:the true likeness of one who is beloved, 5234:Portraiture (Essays in Art and Culture) 3593: 3523: 3306:"animation through spirit consonance" ( 3062: 2748: 2630:'s portraits successfully captured the 2291: 1842: 1330: 1235:had painted a group portrait including 1190:, a member of the Gherardini family of 933:often making him kiss and speak to it. 806: 3648:Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain 3442:The Qianlong Emperor commissioned the 116:. 1637. Oil on canvas, 209 × 429 cm. 3552:Three Beauties of the Present Day by 2102:artists of the 19th century, such as 1506:portraiture of Elizabeth I of England 725:, initially mostly of popes in Roman 7: 2164:The Realists mostly gave way to the 590:From literary evidence we know that 496:adding citations to reliable sources 441:General George Washington at Trenton 5223:Portraiture (Oxford History of Art) 3718:The Portrait in Britain and America 3400:In terms of imperial portrait, the 3313:In terms of the imperial portrait, 2614:British art was represented by the 2239:The American-born internationalist 721:Most early medieval portraits were 4717:"Freud work sets new world record" 3578:Royal Society of Portrait Painters 2307:Charles IV of Spain and His Family 25: 316:Mme. Charpentier and her children 271:Mme. Charpentier and her children 3822:Self-Portraits by Women Painters 3545: 3533:Portrait of Ho Bun (何斌), a late 3526: 3517:(1368–1644), literati painting ( 3319:Portrait of Succession Emperors, 3109: 3081: 3065: 2930: 2908: 2885: 2866: 2840: 2819: 2798: 2774: 2751: 2513: 2488: 2466: 2443: 2413: 2391: 2369: 2341: 2315: 2294: 1981: 1961: 1946: 1923: 1907: 1886: 1866: 1845: 1513: 1489: 1470: 1451: 1430: 1411: 1395: 1371: 1352: 1333: 1318:painted his opulent likeness of 904:One of the earliest stand-alone 897: 876: 851: 830: 809: 472: 401:Some artists in past times used 5212:Portraiture: Facing the Subject 4015:John Pope-Hennessy, pp. 124–126 3874:Cheney, Faxon, and Russo, p. 20 3845:The Portrait in the Renaissance 3275:plays a flute in the portrait. 3255:Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove 3092:, a court painter in the small 2832:Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I 2133:Portrait of the Bellelli Family 1953:Thomas Kerrich (1748-1828), by 1439:Pope Paul III and His Grandsons 1299:family. His daring portrait of 483:needs additional citations for 4719:. BBC News Online. 14 May 2008 3885:The Illustrated Library of Art 3165:scholars started the study of 2992:miniature tradition under the 1662:The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp 791:, among others. Rather small 1: 4145:John Pope-Hennessy, pp. 103–4 3958:John Pope-Hennessy, p. 54, 63 2323:Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres 2241:James Abbott McNeill Whistler 2224:James Abbott McNeill Whistler 2038:Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres 1854:Philip IV in Brown and Silver 1653:, most notably in his famous 1551:Syndics of the Drapers' Guild 951: 324:Portrait of George Washington 5258:Joanna Woodall lecturing on 4602:"Portrait of Gertrude Stein" 3608:, Philadelphia, 1967, p. 119 3602:The Art of Portrait Painting 3190:between the three states of 2956:Islamic world and South Asia 2860:The Art Institute of Chicago 2767:, Portrait of Madame Matisse 2696:Benefits Supervisor Sleeping 2204:. 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Portrait-painter
portrait

Nicolas Régnier
Vincenzo Giustiniani
Fogg Art Museum
genre
painting
prints
etching
lithography
photography
video
digital media

Frans Hals
Pieter Codde
De Magere Compagnie
Group portraits
Dutch Golden Age painting

Anthony van Dyck
Charles I in Three Positions
Bernini
portrait
Aristotle
caricature
Edward Burne-Jones
Charles Dickens
waist

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