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![Painting, Words, Denise Souza Finney](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2050227_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Educated Hoops - Playground Lessons, Denise Souza Finney](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2050224_1_grid.jpg)
Educated Hoops - Playground Lessons
Denise Souza Finney
Painting - 61 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1.5 inch
$1,500
![Painting, Educated Hoops - Juggling Subjects, Denise Souza Finney](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2050221_1_grid.jpg)
Educated Hoops - Juggling Subjects
Denise Souza Finney
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1.5 inch
$1,350
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![Painting, Sheep With Flower, Maia Kvatchadze](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2041020_1_grid.jpg)
Sheep With Flower
Maia Kvatchadze
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
$2,237
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Portrait with hand on chin
Barbara Kroll
Painting - 48.3 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19 x 15 x 1 inch
$950
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Human Connection Nr.IV
Anamaria Cepoi
Painting - 99.8 x 79.8 x 2 cm Painting - 39.3 x 31.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,720
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Leonardo da Vinci's Portrait of Mona Lisa
Tony Rubino
Painting - 61 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 24 x 16 x 2 inch
$1,948
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Girl with chamomile
Mateos Sargsyan
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$750
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Sleeper Carriage
John Popkess
Painting - 39.9 x 39.9 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,386
![Painting, A fleeting distraction, John Popkess](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1841886_1_grid.jpg)
A fleeting distraction
John Popkess
Painting - 39.9 x 39.9 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,509
![Painting, Paris. City Lights #22, Irina Alexandrina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1818624_1_grid.jpg)
Paris. City Lights #22
Irina Alexandrina
Painting - 61 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1 inch
$1,180
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The reading room
Federico Cortese
Painting - 59.9 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$680
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Déesse lune
Isabelle Schenckbecher-Quint
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,342
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Visitation d'un Tcherniakh
Orest Hrytsak
Painting - 73 x 92 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 1 inch
$6,152
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Paris C'est Bonbon
Orest Hrytsak
Painting - 81 x 116 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 1 inch
$11,185
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Johann Georg Pinsel
Orest Hrytsak
Painting - 116 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 1 inch
$8,948
![Painting, Peres Fondateurs d'Europe, Orest Hrytsak](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1582920_1_grid.jpg)
Peres Fondateurs d'Europe
Orest Hrytsak
Painting - 114 x 148 x 2.5 cm Painting - 44.9 x 58.3 x 1 inch
$13,422
![Painting, Horloge Métaphorique, Orest Hrytsak](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1582887_1_grid.jpg)
Horloge Métaphorique
Orest Hrytsak
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
$15,658
![Painting, Luciano Pavarotti, Orest Hrytsak](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1582860_1_grid.jpg)
Luciano Pavarotti
Orest Hrytsak
Painting - 162 x 115 x 2.5 cm Painting - 63.8 x 45.3 x 1 inch
$8,948
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Spyrou Et Pro-Magnon2
Orest Hrytsak
Painting - 162 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 x 1 inch
$27,962
![Painting, Miles Davis, Orest Hrytsak](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1582812_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le Roi Des Chefs Et Le Chef Des Rois, Orest Hrytsak](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1582719_1_grid.jpg)
Le Roi Des Chefs Et Le Chef Des Rois
Orest Hrytsak
Painting - 130 x 162 x 2.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63.8 x 1 inch
$25,725
![Painting, Cinema Et Musique, Orest Hrytsak](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1582707_1_grid.jpg)
Cinema Et Musique
Orest Hrytsak
Painting - 130 x 162 x 2.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63.8 x 1 inch
$22,369
![Painting, Kim Kardashian Et Venus, Orest Hrytsak](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1582689_1_grid.jpg)
Kim Kardashian Et Venus
Orest Hrytsak
Painting - 162 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 x 1 inch
$26,060
![Painting, Hesiode Et Homere, Orest Hrytsak](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1582674_1_grid.jpg)
Hesiode Et Homere
Orest Hrytsak
Painting - 162 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 x 1 inch
$22,369
![Painting, Charlie Chaplin, Orest Hrytsak](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1582596_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Daqian Et Picasso, Orest Hrytsak](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1581840_1_grid.jpg)
Daqian Et Picasso
Orest Hrytsak
Painting - 195 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 76.8 x 51.2 x 1 inch
$29,080
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Christ Descente de Croix par les âmes COLLECTION LUBJANA MUSEUM COLLECTION
Joze Ciuha
Painting - 213 x 273 cm Painting - 83.9 x 107.5 inch
$65,989
![Painting, Qu'est ce qu'on attend 7, Flo Jaouen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1560306_1_grid.jpg)
Qu'est ce qu'on attend 7
Flo Jaouen
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,522
![Painting, Petit moine Ivresse du printemps, Sounya Whang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1521555_1_grid.jpg)
Petit moine Ivresse du printemps
Sounya Whang
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,063
![Painting, Fille coréenne et chat, Sounya Whang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1504047_1_grid.jpg)
Fille coréenne et chat
Sounya Whang
Painting - 50 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,451
![Painting, Femme coréenne et chat, Sounya Whang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1482438_1_grid.jpg)
Femme coréenne et chat
Sounya Whang
Painting - 50 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,443
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Smoke on the water
Marie-Ange Daudé
Painting - 87 x 87 x 4 cm Painting - 34.3 x 34.3 x 1.6 inch
$2,237
![Painting, Toutes sur la photo, Maxime Frairot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1427580_1_grid.jpg)
Toutes sur la photo
Maxime Frairot
Painting - 90 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch
$1,054
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On the Bow Bridge at Central Park
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.9 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.75 inch
$1,500
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Strength in Diversity
Damola Ayegbayo
Painting - 106.7 x 213.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 42 x 84 x 2 inch
$5,950
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Rouge est la couleur du mystère 20
Jean-Charles Taillandier
Painting - 50 x 34.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.6 inch
$492
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Rostros sin rostro 3-18
José Manuel Chamorro Chamorro
Painting - 65 x 46 cm Painting - 25.6 x 18.1 inch
$816
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Rostros sin rostro 11-5
José Manuel Chamorro Chamorro
Painting - 73 x 60 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 inch
$1,090
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New-York Urban Wall
Lasveguix
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$2,237 $2,013
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Rare Lichtenstein Street Art Girl 2
Freda People Art
Painting - 105 x 105 x 0.3 cm Painting - 41.3 x 41.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,342
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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.
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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.