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![Painting, Mozaic, If, Jia Yuan Hua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1405848_1_grid.jpg)
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Maria Cornejo and Mark Borthwick in Brooklyn
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 22 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 8.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$900
![Painting, Gilles Mendel in Paris, Manuel Santelices](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1367100_1_grid.jpg)
Gilles Mendel in Paris
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 20.3 x 15.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 6 x 0.1 inch
$600
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A corner at Dries van Noten’s home
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$1,300
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Prada Bag Ladies
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$700
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Femme à la moto
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch
$425
![Painting, Femme au pétard, Martine Fauve Dechavanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/671676_1_grid.jpg)
Femme au pétard
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch
$425
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Soir d'été
Christiane Simon-Roques
Painting - 89 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 51.2 x 1 inch
$2,237
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Avec panache
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 30 x 23 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.1 x 0.4 inch
$548
![Painting, Plaisir musical, Martine Fauve Dechavanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2162697_1_grid.jpg)
Plaisir musical
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$425
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Les amoureux
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$313
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Jour de sortie
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$313
![Painting, Au bar du coin, Martine Fauve Dechavanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2151675_1_grid.jpg)
Au bar du coin
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$425
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My father's car 1
Desmond Akindoju
Painting - 71.1 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28 x 20 x 1 inch
$1,250
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La romancière et ses chats
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$425
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Urban Mona Lisa - La Joconde
Lasveguix
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,957
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Le chat et sa maitresse
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$313
![Painting, To be or not to be, David Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1987947_1_grid.jpg)
To be or not to be
David Ferreira
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,020
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![Painting, Musique en fête, Martine Fauve Dechavanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1922043_1_grid.jpg)
Musique en fête
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 27 x 19 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch
$324
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Madame au piano
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 25 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch
$319
![Painting, Le fil d Avril, Françoise Dugourd-Caput](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1902438_1_grid.jpg)
Le fil d Avril
Françoise Dugourd-Caput
Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,409
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Gaze of Aaffection 1
Desmond Akindoju
Painting - 61 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1 inch
$1,000
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![Painting, Poupette et son éventail, Martine Fauve Dechavanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1728255_1_grid.jpg)
Poupette et son éventail
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 15 x 15 x 2 cm Painting - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inch
$168
![Painting, Le petit vin blanc, Martine Fauve Dechavanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1728246_1_grid.jpg)
Le petit vin blanc
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 15 x 15 x 2 cm Painting - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inch
$168
![Painting, Je joue du piano debout, Martine Fauve Dechavanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1728234_1_grid.jpg)
Je joue du piano debout
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 15 x 15 x 2 cm Painting - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inch
$168
![Painting, Irrésistible, Martine Fauve Dechavanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1727370_1_grid.jpg)
Irrésistible
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 27 x 22 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
$324
![Painting, Madame est servie, Martine Fauve Dechavanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1720806_1_grid.jpg)
Madame est servie
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 19 x 19 x 1 cm Painting - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0.4 inch
$313
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Oloju Ede (one with beautiful eyes)
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 inch
$1,500
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Joeur de football sur fond sienna / Soccer Player on sienna background
Moon Shin
Painting - 42 x 27 cm Painting - 16.5 x 10.6 inch
$3,299
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Girl in White, looking Down
Manu De Mey
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,159
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Asian Girl in Pink robe
Manu De Mey
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,801
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Peace@Last vert
Patricia Dubois
Painting - 60 x 93 x 3.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 36.6 x 1.4 inch
$2,237
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Introspection
Iris C. Pollyanna
Painting - 60 x 45 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,917
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Une histoire
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 75 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch
$503
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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.