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![Painting, Windy, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/964779_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Blue Extazy, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/964752_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Forgive it of Forget it, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/964746_1_grid.jpg)
Forgive it of Forget it
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€290
![Painting, Eve in Eden, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/964704_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cheryl in Eden, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/964650_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sleeping Together, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/964632_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Paris by Bicycle, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/964443_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dancer Sitting, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/964266_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cannes Festival, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/964257_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, In My Dreams, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/936801_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, You by my Side, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/928662_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Surprise Time, or How to Discover Life, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/928563_1_grid.jpg)
Surprise Time, or How to Discover Life
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€290
![Painting, Annabelle and Rose, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/864705_1_grid.jpg)
Annabelle and Rose
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
€290 €160
![Painting, Red Hair Princess, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/849171_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Wide Eyed Baby, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/843564_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Green Apple, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/840510_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Still in my Dreams, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/835488_1_grid.jpg)
Still in my Dreams
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€290 €160
![Painting, Little Marylin, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/835149_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tea with Macarons, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/831093_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Animals at the Gate, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/814008_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Facing Myself, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/795558_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, My Cup of Tea, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/766713_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, A Private Detective, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/745107_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Philosophical Concern, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/735108_1_grid.jpg)
Philosophical Concern
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€290
![Painting, Her Hair, LN Le Pape](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/503354_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Libellule or, Life is like my First Cookies, Rough on Edges, Crusty, Slightly Sweet, of no Industrial Taste, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1803165_1_grid.jpg)
Libellule or, Life is like my First Cookies, Rough on Edges, Crusty, Slightly Sweet, of no Industrial Taste
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
€290 €160
![Painting, Two Angels, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1788324_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dancing in Red, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1742112_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sicilian, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1742079_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Champagne Truffle, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1324803_1_grid.jpg)
Champagne Truffle
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€290 €160
![Painting, Child Becoming a Woman, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1253328_1_grid.jpg)
Child Becoming a Woman
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€290
![Painting, Golden Rain, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1169289_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Proud of Being Myself, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1166745_1_grid.jpg)
Proud of Being Myself
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
€290
![Painting, Harlequine, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1136154_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lady in Pink, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1107330_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 3 Dancers, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1055091_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Smilling, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1044690_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Red Lips, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1044681_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Paradise, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1011765_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Blue Violin, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1011753_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Chinese Discoveries, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1011648_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, My Greek Vase - My Proud, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1011645_1_grid.jpg)
My Greek Vase - My Proud
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€290
![Painting, A Trip to Norway, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1011642_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Selah Sue, Jef Aérosol](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2174517_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Frida Kahlo, Angélique Dufossé](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154475_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Contortion (Contorsion), Tristan Starowicz (WICZ)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1800633_1_grid.jpg)
Contortion (Contorsion)
Tristan Starowicz (WICZ)
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€990 €891
![Painting, Nana Ogura, Philippe Cormault](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1779234_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Miki Takakura, Philippe Cormault](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1775961_1_grid.jpg)
Miki Takakura
Philippe Cormault
Painting - 100 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€1,600 €1,440
![Painting, Eywa, Tristan Starowicz (WICZ)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1763847_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Coppia, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/456907_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled, Sarkis Hamalbashian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2166095_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled, Sarkis Hamalbashian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2166092_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled, Sarkis Hamalbashian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2166089_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled, Sarkis Hamalbashian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2166088_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled, Ani Hovak](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2156175_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Venezia, Fabio Purino](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2136602_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, L'enfant & la Simca 1000 / Child with a car, Fabio Purino](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2136598_1_grid.jpg)
L'enfant & la Simca 1000 / Child with a car
Fabio Purino
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.8 inch
€950
![Painting, Andrea Memmo. Serie Prato della Valle, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/728130_1_grid.jpg)
Andrea Memmo. Serie Prato della Valle
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 48 x 66 x 0.2 cm Painting - 18.9 x 26 x 0.1 inch
€280
![Painting, Arciere, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/569037_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Fez Rosso, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/441489_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Traviata, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/433608_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sophia, Sylvie C](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2175798_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Frida, Sylvie C](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2175790_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Attore II. Teatro Kabuki, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2166154_1_grid.jpg)
Attore II. Teatro Kabuki
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 42 x 37 x 1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch
€390
![Painting, God Save the Queen, Lasveguix](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2159160_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ornitologo, secondo Ernst Fuchs, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2015511_1_grid.jpg)
Ornitologo, secondo Ernst Fuchs
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 35 x 24 x 0.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch
€260
![Painting, Ballerina meccanica, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1227636_1_grid.jpg)
Ballerina meccanica
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 35 x 12 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13.8 x 4.7 x 0.1 inch
€169
![Painting, Stratagemmi d'amore, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1163436_1_grid.jpg)
Stratagemmi d'amore
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 22 x 12 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8.7 x 4.7 x 0.1 inch
€115
![Painting, Orco, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1145355_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lupi di mare, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1139700_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Leader Sheep (red), Jérémie d'Angelo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2165858_1_grid.jpg)
Leader Sheep (red)
Jérémie d'Angelo
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€3,900 €2,730
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![Painting, Witness Series, Guy Ghazanchyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1280844_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Witness Series, Guy Ghazanchyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1181259_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Witness Series, Guy Ghazanchyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1155369_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Là ou chantent les écrevisses, Virginie Clement](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2092305_1_grid.jpg)
Là ou chantent les écrevisses
Virginie Clement
Painting - 92 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€800 €680
![Painting, Protection, Irene Mahon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1095879_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Barbara, Jean-Pierre Blanchard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/950475_1_grid.jpg)
Barbara
Jean-Pierre Blanchard
Painting - 162 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
€2,500 €2,250
![Painting, Grammophon, Artiste Ouvrier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/550603_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Musicista, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/617793_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Nel bosco incantato, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/441477_1_grid.jpg)
Nel bosco incantato
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 40 x 17 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 6.7 x 0.6 inch
€310
![Painting, Ritratto di una bambina, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2175074_1_grid.jpg)
Ritratto di una bambina
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 26 x 17 x 0.3 cm Painting - 10.2 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch
€180
![Painting, Acquario, serie Segni zodiacali, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2156460_1_grid.jpg)
Acquario, serie Segni zodiacali
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 19 x 19 x 0.2 cm Painting - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch
€78
![Painting, Cacciatore di uccelli, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2156457_1_grid.jpg)
Cacciatore di uccelli
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
€220
![Painting, Sagittario, serie Segni zodiacali, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2146505_1_grid.jpg)
Sagittario, serie Segni zodiacali
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 19 x 19 x 0.2 cm Painting - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch
€78
![Painting, Un poeta, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1955091_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Margherita. serie Tributo ai grandi, omaggio a Jean Hey (Master of Moulins), Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1822281_1_grid.jpg)
Margherita. serie Tributo ai grandi, omaggio a Jean Hey (Master of Moulins)
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 44 x 29 x 0.3 cm Painting - 17.3 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
€280
![Painting, Eclisse, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1516761_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La Dama di Picche, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1102410_1_grid.jpg)
La Dama di Picche
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
€195
![Painting, Happy girl, Jef Aérosol](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1465017_1_grid.jpg)
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Portrait Painting for Sale
Portraiture is one of the most important subjects in painting. The discipline has changed significantly over time and has a fascinating history.
In antiquity, portraits were exclusively reserved for gods and the most influential people in society. Paintings and statues representing the bodies of the deceased were erected to decorate tombs in Egypt. They weren't realistic but rather had a very standardized way of representing each part of the body.
In contrast to the Egyptians, painters and sculptors in Greece, who had a more in depth knowledge of the human anatomy, were more concerned about realism. Many portrait paintings from this period were done on vases and depicted gods and mythological scenes.
In the Middle Ages, most portraits paintings were commissioned and featuring the most important people of the time; they were painted into religious scenes to emphasize their piety and faith, along with their social status. Once these works of art had been painted, they were often donated to churches and monasteries.
The Renaissance marked a renewal for the arts and portrait painting was no exception. At the beginning of this period, artists were unconcerned about lifelike, realistic work. Sitters or the subjects represented were identifiable through the use of symbolic objects and the inclusion of their name.
Giotto revolutionized portraiture by imitating sculpture. He began to paint shadows, the subjects' expressions, effects of depth and began to use foreshortening. His knowledge soon began to spread.
Brunelleschi then introduced the idea of perspective in architecture, a concept which Masaccio adapted to painting. Italy became the center of portrait painting and the most important Italian families (including the Médici family) commissioned artwork by the best painters. Competition between these painters led them to innovate and led them to produce some of the greatest artworks in history. The most famous is undoubtedly the Mona Lisa by Leonardo de Vinci.
In Northern Europe during the 16th century, Flemish art was restricted by iconoclasm during the Reformation, a period during the depiction of religious figures was banned. Artists turned to courtly art which was particularly popular during the following centuries. A century earlier, Flemish art had marked a turning point with Jan Van Eyck, the inventor of oil painting (the preferred painting technique of Renaissance painters) and master of detailed realism, who influenced an entire generation of Flemish painters.
Over the following centuries, portrait painting continued to be an art form for the elite of society, but painters grew increasingly concerned about depicting realistic figures and communicating the sitter's inner world and emotions. The 20th century saw a growing trend: subjects were not painted to look beautiful (sometimes to their great dismay).
At the end of the 19th century, Impressionist painters became less reliant on sculpted models and sculpture's influence. They left their studios and painted portraits outside, “en plein air." They captured the light as they saw it and painted groups of people together rather than in in several stages.
Modern and contemporary art of the 20th century saw anything go when it came to portraits. Artists like Gustav Klimt, Pablo Picasso, Paul Gauguin and Lucien Freud turned traditional techniques and codified rules on their heads and developed their own unique styles.
Discover portraits by Philippe Pasqua, Robert Combas, Guangyu Dai and Erró on Artsper.
A portrait painting is a painted artwork that depicts a person. A portrait painting usually depicts the upper body of a sitter, for example from the shoulders up.
A portrait can be created in various different art styles and forms, including sculpture, painting and drawing.
A portrait can be considered a good work of art for a variety of reasons, including its handling of light, tone and color, its likeness to the person it represents, or its expression of emotion.