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![Painting, Big bang, RS Artist](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/679731_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, S_ck Me I'm Popular Blondiex Mickey Top Trader., JP Malot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/648744_1_grid.jpg)
S_ck Me I'm Popular Blondiex Mickey Top Trader.
JP Malot
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
€800
![Painting, Santo (serie Omaggio a Giusto de' Menabuoi), Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/586626_1_grid.jpg)
Santo (serie Omaggio a Giusto de' Menabuoi)
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 48 x 29 x 0.2 cm Painting - 18.9 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
€260 €221
![Painting, Double thought V-001, Tehos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/505193_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Between dreams, Oleg Zhivetin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2179283_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Angel 5, Schagen Vita](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2177327_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Women's Garden, Hongda](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2176623_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, L'artiste et son marchand, Zafi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172000_1_grid.jpg)
L'artiste et son marchand
Zafi
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
€12,000
![Painting, Les Bidules Pink, VHE](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2165852_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Olga, Noa Mai](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2165357_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Attore I. Teatro Kabuki, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2159269_1_grid.jpg)
Attore I. Teatro Kabuki
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 43 x 38 x 1 cm Painting - 16.9 x 15 x 0.4 inch
€390 €332
![Painting, Buisson II, Cécile Duchêne-Malissin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2156768_1_grid.jpg)
Buisson II
Cécile Duchêne-Malissin
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch
€450
![Painting, Beginning - cubism, geometry figurative, Nataliia Krykun](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2156342_1_grid.jpg)
Beginning - cubism, geometry figurative
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,500
![Painting, L'aréole, Thomas Bossard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2147298_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Red woman, abstract women body (1), Nataliia Krykun](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2147215_1_grid.jpg)
Red woman, abstract women body (1)
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€3,500
![Painting, Red woman, abstract women body, Nataliia Krykun](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2147211_1_grid.jpg)
Red woman, abstract women body
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€3,500
![Painting, Series “Between Heaven and Earth” - turquoise blue, Nataliia Krykun](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2147016_1_grid.jpg)
Series “Between Heaven and Earth” - turquoise blue
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,000
![Painting, Burned Indian, Maxime Andriot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2146610_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lady in blue, Nataliia Krykun](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2145532_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Blue line, Raf Urban](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139294_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Au milieu de nous, la folie, Julien Raynaud](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2118129_1_grid.jpg)
Au milieu de nous, la folie
Julien Raynaud
Painting - 120 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 2 inch
€3,900
![Painting, La vague, Julien Raynaud](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2118123_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Inversion, Julien Raynaud](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2118120_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled, Julien Raynaud](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2118117_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Graffiti, Jean-Michel Cordier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2106033_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The escape (La huida), Sonia Domenech](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2092068_1_grid.jpg)
The escape (La huida)
Sonia Domenech
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€1,980
![Painting, Mujeres guerrilleras II, Sonia Domenech](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2074857_1_grid.jpg)
Mujeres guerrilleras II
Sonia Domenech
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€1,980
![Painting, Girl in Provence, Julie Wende](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2073297_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Madame Liberty, Dalene Woodward](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2045343_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Positive posture II, Betty Acquah](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1959399_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Positive posture 1, Betty Acquah](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1959393_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Backlight, Evaristo Callo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1944912_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Daily, Evaristo Callo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1944906_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Hope awaits, Evaristo Callo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1944903_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, The orange stripe dress, Nagui Achamallah](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1858173_1_grid.jpg)
The orange stripe dress
Nagui Achamallah
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch
€1,635
![Painting, Portrait songeur, Pierre Sojo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1776060_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Men on Fire, Marc Andre](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1730670_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Vision, Charles Osaro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1723311_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Portrait d'un jeune agriculteur gersinois, Pierre Prèneron](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1539735_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait d'un jeune agriculteur gersinois
Pierre Prèneron
Painting - 93.5 x 64 x 1 cm Painting - 36.8 x 25.2 x 0.4 inch
€1,800
![Painting, La cicogna e babbo natale, Asnidy Kiarholi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1523733_1_grid.jpg)
La cicogna e babbo natale
Asnidy Kiarholi
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€900
![Painting, Autorretrato, Ana Seggiaro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1514067_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Un dernier verre, Laurence Gasior](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1360743_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Jack Climbs Out of the Box, Evelyn Morgan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1302114_1_grid.jpg)
Jack Climbs Out of the Box
Evelyn Morgan
Painting - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€3,083
![Painting, Diving in the deep, MesecOlja](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1220934_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Blue India, MesecOlja](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1220460_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lion in the bushes, James Mutisya](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1202994_1_grid.jpg)
Lion in the bushes
James Mutisya
Painting - 119 x 117 x 2 cm Painting - 46.9 x 46.1 x 0.8 inch
€1,200
![Painting, Living in the Field of Roses and Other Magnificient Flowers, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1166694_1_grid.jpg)
Living in the Field of Roses and Other Magnificient Flowers
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
€490
![Painting, Uscita dalla porta principale, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1081749_1_grid.jpg)
Uscita dalla porta principale
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 40 x 23 x 0.6 cm Painting - 15.7 x 9.1 x 0.2 inch
€190
![Painting, Madeleine Bernard, Lucio Forte](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/993735_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Naked Back in Blue, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/964845_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Red Hair Couple, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/936750_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Red Hair Girl with Yellow Coat, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/936522_1_grid.jpg)
Red Hair Girl with Yellow Coat
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€490
![Painting, Black Tights Dancers, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/936336_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Blue Feeling, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/928641_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tanya dans le Bain, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/928584_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, I Know What I Want, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/928494_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Never Alone, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/928230_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Felix The Cat, Mr.Oreke](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/918174_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, VIP, Patrick Moya](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/827391_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dance of Fire, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/818274_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dreamer, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/749205_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ma come siamo fru fru, Giusy Lauriola](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/738579_1_grid.jpg)
Ma come siamo fru fru
Giusy Lauriola
Painting - 14 x 14 x 1.5 cm Painting - 5.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inch
€280
![Painting, Bla-bla-bla, Mikhail Baranovskiy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180507_1_grid.jpg)
Bla-bla-bla
Mikhail Baranovskiy
Painting - 72 x 56 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28.3 x 22 x 1 inch
€2,000 €1,600
![Painting, Le funanbule 2, Charlotte Pivard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2178486_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Deep forest, Mikhail Baranovskiy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2178477_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Laugh at the same jokes, Mikhail Baranovskiy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2178453_1_grid.jpg)
Laugh at the same jokes
Mikhail Baranovskiy
Painting - 72 x 56 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28.3 x 22 x 1 inch
€2,000
![Painting, Le regard vertical, Wifredo Lam](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2177549_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, This too shall pass, Mikhail Baranovskiy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2176796_1_grid.jpg)
This too shall pass
Mikhail Baranovskiy
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1 inch
€2,000
![Painting, My girls, Mikhail Baranovskiy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2175120_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Signs from above, Mikhail Baranovskiy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2175112_1_grid.jpg)
Signs from above
Mikhail Baranovskiy
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1 inch
€1,200
![Painting, Convergence, Mikhail Baranovskiy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2175019_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Three kisses, Mikhail Baranovskiy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2175018_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Shaken, not stirred, Mikhail Baranovskiy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173427_1_grid.jpg)
Shaken, not stirred
Mikhail Baranovskiy
Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
€2,000
![Painting, In the things order, Mikhail Baranovskiy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173426_1_grid.jpg)
In the things order
Mikhail Baranovskiy
Painting - 100 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
€1,800
![Painting, Double portrait, Mikhail Baranovskiy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173425_1_grid.jpg)
Double portrait
Mikhail Baranovskiy
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1 inch
€1,000
![Painting, Pair balance, Mikhail Baranovskiy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172167_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Contemporary portrait "Don't Tell Me what to Do", Nataliya Bagatskaya](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2167618_1_grid.jpg)
Contemporary portrait "Don't Tell Me what to Do"
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 90 x 70 x 1.8 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.7 inch
€2,200
![Painting, Home sweet home, Mikhail Baranovskiy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2166323_1_grid.jpg)
Home sweet home
Mikhail Baranovskiy
Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€1,700
![Painting, The final say, Mikhail Baranovskiy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160467_1_grid.jpg)
The final say
Mikhail Baranovskiy
Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
€1,700
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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.