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Retrato de carnaval
Joana Frontera
Painting - 81 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,674
Manifestation: Lemon Boy
Eury Kim
Painting - 90.9 x 72.7 x 3 cm Painting - 35.8 x 28.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,233
Red and black face
Saverio Filioli Uranio
Painting - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$89
Los Angeles skater
Yaroslav Yasenev
Painting - 150 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,009
Camille Claudel, série Les Palpitantes
Alice Laverty
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
$3,349
Abstract - Galaxy Amusement Park
Guoyi Liu
Painting - 200 x 270 x 4 cm Painting - 78.7 x 106.3 x 1.6 inch
$48,781 $41,464
Abstract - Happy Bath
Guoyi Liu
Painting - 100 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$14,288
Abstract - Superstring Series No.16
Guoyi Liu
Painting - 120 x 180 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch
$25,786
Portrait - Various Appearance
Guoyi Liu
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$17,191
Portrait - The Game of Life
Guoyi Liu
Painting - 150 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$14,288
1996 Portrait
Bernard Di Sciullo
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,284
1976 Autoportrait Selfportrait
Bernard Di Sciullo
Painting - 41 x 33.1 x 0.5 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.2 inch
$1,284
1964 Opéra de Paris Pianiste
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 50 x 70 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
$2,177
1964 Opéra de PARIS Chanteuse Singer Opera
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$2,177
1958 Paris L'espion The Spyer
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 53.5 x 36 cm Painting - 21.1 x 14.2 inch
$1,953
1980 Parisienne à la fenêtre Parisian at her window
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 57.75 x 48 cm Painting - 22.7 x 18.9 inch
$2,177
1981 PARIS Elégante au marché Elegant at the market
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 58.75 x 45 cm Painting - 23.1 x 17.7 inch
$2,177
1974 Parisienne à la toque Parisian with toque
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 58.75 x 45 cm Painting - 23.1 x 17.7 inch
$2,177
1966 PARIS Homme à la casquette verte Man with green cap
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 30 x 23.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.3 x 0.2 inch
$2,177
Traces 1987 Remains
Moon JANG CHULL
Painting - 119 x 49 x 0.3 cm Painting - 46.9 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,228
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
$313
Cacciatrice di farfalle
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 36 x 33 x 0.1 cm Painting - 14.2 x 13 x 0 inch
$246 $209
Angelo del Giudizio Universale serie Omaggio a Giusto de' Menabuoi
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 48 x 66 x 0.2 cm Painting - 18.9 x 26 x 0.1 inch
$346
The Yes Sayer - Der Jasager
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$290
dix de carreau
Jean-Louis Mendrisse
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,679
Jeux d'enfant le crane de cerf
Cécile Duchêne-Malissin
Painting - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$3,126
Nella stanza assolata
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$290
Giardino segreto #1
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$145
Centauromachia
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 27 x 50 x 0.4 cm Painting - 10.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$435 $371
Cavaliere e le Arpie
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$435 $371
Attore I. Teatro Kabuki
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 43 x 38 x 1 cm Painting - 16.9 x 15 x 0.4 inch
$435
Disparition VII
Cécile Duchêne-Malissin
Painting - 100 x 150 x 6 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 2.4 inch
$4,465
Everybody has the Right to Wear a Mask 22
Bogdan Dumitrica
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.3 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.5 inch
$1,800
Versailles IV
Cécile Duchêne-Malissin
Painting - 150 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,633
Artisti di strada
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 31.5 x 13 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12.4 x 5.1 x 0.1 inch
$262
Portrait d'une mariée majestueuse
Ibrahima Barry
Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,395
Ornitologo, secondo Ernst Fuchs
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 35 x 24 x 0.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch
$290
The Wandering Musician
Sargis Zaqaryan
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$650
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The tree of life
Seyran Gasparyan
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,200
A boy with a violin
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,005 $854
Circus Acrobats
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 49 x 15 x 6 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 5.9 x 2.4 inch
$1,785
Her Softness
Kirill Postovit
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,674 $1,021
Portrait #2. From the Portraits series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,200
L'envole I - préchauffage
Patricia Dubois
Painting - 93 x 70 x 3.5 cm Painting - 36.6 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch
$2,456
The Last Museum Guard at the Last Museum on Earth
Hernan Bas
Print - 49 x 35 cm Print - 19.3 x 13.8 inch
$1,340
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.
What is meant by portrait painting?
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.
What art style is a portrait?
A portrait can be created in various different art styles and forms, including sculpture, painting and drawing.
What makes a good portrait?
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.