Historical Beauties. Paintings - Ladies. Old Rags - Portrait of a Lady by William Artaud, 1809, New... Margaret Sarah Carpenter (1793-1872) British. - by John Nicholsons. Old Rags - Portrait of Kitty Stephens by George Henry Harlow,... Portrait. History[edit] Some of the earliest surviving painted portraits of people, who were not kings or emperors, are the funeral portraits that survived in the dry climate of Egypt's Fayum district. These are almost the only paintings from the classical world that have survived, apart from frescos, though many sculptures survive, and portraits on coins. They were represented during several stages of their lives. The faces of gods were also depicted. To date, no portraits of women have been found. There is particular emphasis on the representation of the details of headdresses, hairstyles, body adornment and face painting. One of the best-known portraits in the Western world is Leonardo da Vinci's painting titled Mona Lisa, which is a painting of Lisa del Giocondo.
Orientation of head in 2-dimensional artwork[edit] Portrait illustrating three-quarter view. Self-portraiture[edit] When the artist creates a portrait of him- or herself, it is called a self-portrait. Portrait photography[edit] Portrait painting. See Portrait for more about the general topic of portraits. The official Chinese court portrait painting of Empress Cao (wife of Emperor Renzong) of Song Dynasty Portrait painting is a genre in painting, where the intent is to depict the visual appearance of the subject.
The term is usually applied to the depiction of human subjects. In addition to painting, portraits can also be made in other media such as etching, lithography, photography, video and digital media. The term 'portrait painting' can also describe the actual painted portrait. Portraitists may create their work by commission, for public and private persons, or they may be inspired by admiration or affection for the subject. Portraits are often important state and family records, as well as remembrances. Historically, portrait paintings have primarily memorialized the rich and powerful. Technique and practice[edit] Sometimes, the overall size of the portrait is an important consideration.
History[edit] Ancient world[edit] Portrait miniature. A portrait miniature is a miniature portrait painting, usually executed in gouache, watercolour, or enamel. Portrait miniatures developed out of the techniques of the miniatures in illuminated manuscripts, and were popular among 16th-century elites, mainly in England and France, and spread across the rest of Europe from the middle of the 18th-century, remaining highly popular until the development of daguerreotypes and photography in the mid-19th century. They were especially valuable in introducing people to each other over distances; a nobleman proposing the marriage of his daughter might send a courier with her portrait to visit potential suitors. Soldiers and sailors might carry miniatures of their loved ones while traveling, or a wife might keep one of her husband while he was away.
The first miniaturists used watercolour to paint on stretched vellum. By country[edit] Denmark[edit] England[edit] Ireland[edit] France[edit] Miniature self-portrait, by Louis-Marie Autissier. Spain[edit] Hans Holbein the Younger. Thomas Wriothesley (1505–1550), First Earl of Southampton. Margaret More (1505–1544), Wife of William Roper. Nicholas Hillard. Portrait of a Young Man, Probably Robert Devereux (1566–1601), Second Earl of Essex. Portrait of a Woman. Portrait of a Woman.
Illuminated manuscript. The decoration of this page from a French Book of Hours, ca.1400, includes a miniature, initials and borders The earliest surviving substantive illuminated manuscripts are from the period AD 400 to 600, initially produced in Italy and the Eastern Roman Empire. The significance of these works lies not only in their inherent art historical value, but in the maintenance of a link of literacy offered by non-illuminated texts as well.
Had it not been for the monastic scribes of Late Antiquity, most literature of Greece and Rome would have perished in Europe; as it was, the patterns of textual survivals were shaped by their usefulness to the severely constricted literate group of Christians. Illumination of manuscripts, as a way of aggrandizing ancient documents, aided their preservation and informative value in an era when new ruling classes were no longer literate. Manuscripts are among the most common items to survive from the Middle Ages; many thousands survive. History[edit] Text[edit] Medieval — Hemp and Hops. 16th c. MS. Ashmole 1504 (via) Eadfrith. 13 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. 3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. 4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast?
Who is able to make war with him? 5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. 6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. 9 If any man have an ear, let him hear. Eadfrith, The Benedictional of St. Æthelwold Folio f.64v... Lost and found. Pretty medieval manuscript of the day is another lovely illustration in grisaille, shades of grey, but highlighted with blues an. Category:Cats in art. Category:Portrait paintings with cats. Category:Portrait paintings of children with cats. Category:Portrait paintings of girls with cats. Cassatt Mary Sara Holding A Cat 1908. Louis-Léopold Boilly - Gabrielle Arnault as a Child - WGA02351. Franz von Lenbach Kinderbildnis mit Katze. Young Girl with Cat 1867. La petite fille au chat. JH Dolph Best Friends.
Young girl with a cat by Perronneau. Category:Portrait paintings of women with cats. Brooklyn Museum - Portrait of a Child Holding a Cat - Charles Winter.