Portrait painting

to paint portraits of themselves, however in the 16th and 17th century we begin to see a shift in this trend. In the Netherlands during the 16th century, Dutch artist, Judith Leyster used oil on canvas to paint a portrait of herself, titled Self-Portrait (1635). The Self-Portrait features Leyster, a young woman, looking directly at the viewer whilst painting a scene of a man playing the violin. Leyster owned an art workshop and was the only female in the Dutch Republic to sell her paintings in…

Patterson 4th Hour Mrs. Pendo 12/6/14 Self-Portrait Vincent Van Gogh Creating 30 self portraits between the years 1886 and 1889 put Vincent Van Gogh as one of the most successful self-portraitists of all time. Van Gogh was using portrait painting as a method of introspection trying to discover his own mind, as a way to make money for himself and a method of developing his skills to become one of the greatest artists to ever live. Through painting The Straw Hat Portrait Van Gogh was trying to…

artist once said, “Artists with the lack of proper education and experience of working from life will copy whatever is visible on the photograph, without knowing what's underneath. As a result, instead of creating the in-depth and full of character portrait, they draw a mask with no soul.” Without question Leonardo Da Vinci captured souls. His 15th Century contributions remain supreme whether they be in art, science, mathematics, engineering, writing or music. Such was Leonardo’s ability he…

Holbein the Younger was a German artist during the 16th century and is remembered as one of the best portrait artists during his time. He was born in 1497 in Augsburg into a family of famous artists, including his father, uncle, and older brother. Hans Holbein the Younger learned to paint from his famous artistic father, Hans Holbein the Elder. Hans Holbein the Younger painted over 150 portraits, as well as created woodcuts and designed clothing for royalty during his lifetime. In 1515,…

separate spheres, the Northern countries who turned Protestant, and the Southern countries who remained Catholic, developed two distinctive artistic styles. In Italy and Spain, the Counter-Reformation was in full swing, promoting complex and dramatic paintings and sculptures such as Caravaggio and Bernini. Although Southern Europe (i.e. Italy and Spain) were united by the Counter-Reformation and its ideals projected by the Council of Trent, Northern European countries and its arts were…

most famous piece of art, Christina’s World, is renowned as being one of the most famous of American portraits for its realistic depiction of a classic New England setting and a steadfast mysterious female with a deep background. Along with Wyeth’s rise to prominence, Christina’s World was his introduction into the “evolution of his own private language of metaphor.” As positioned in the painting, Christina lays where the painter first recognized her steadfast ambition, explaining, that she "was…

This is a painting of the former Brazilian president, Janio Quadros. In the portrait, there are red, yellow, green, blue, and neutral tones. This portrait was painted in 1961 by Candido Portinari. He was an important Brazilian artist in the 20th century. In this painting, the figure of, Quadros is turning his head slightly to his right. He is wearing mostly white clothes, but he has a pale blue jacket on. This outfit he wears is a contrast to the mostly-brightly colored cityscape behind him.…

dominant figure in German renaissance art and was considered the very best of portrait artists. Hans Holbein aided in evolving German art from the Middle Ages into the Renaissance. Holbein worked in many artistic mediums like portraits and more abstract ones like jewelry and metal work. On the more painting orientated side of things, he was also brilliant at religious history oriented paintings, altarpieces, miniature portraits, illustrations and printmaking. He had a very strong hold on…

The painting is a intricate portrait of a woman by Renaissance artist Rafael Sanzio. The woman shares many similarities to the woman in many of Raphael’s other paintings and almost seem to be the same person. The painting has a lifelike feel not only because of her warm, yet, captivating eyes, but, because of the intricate detail in her attire. His way of accentuating each and every detailed crease, the perfect contrast of light which not only shows the detail of her dress, but, adds the…

The Fayum portraits are panel paintings that were found in the Fayum oasis in Egypt. The style of this paintings date back to the Hellenistic Period 50BCE-250CE which is the Greek art period. These portraits were attached to mummies to cover the person’s face for burial (Encyclopedia of Art and Classical Antiquates). Fayum portraits illustrated a multicultural society of Roman Egypt. Those paintings were made by using pigments mixed with beeswax and various other ingredients like eggs, resin,…