| What is portrait painting? This can be
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| | With the introduction of photography in
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| explained as follows: This kind of
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| | the 19th and 20th centuries and the
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| painting typically depicts a person's
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| | modern communication methods portrait
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| face, from there, the word "portrait"
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| | painting changed fundamentally. Since
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| originates. Furthermore, there are many
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| | then, also "normal" people, who are
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| portraits, old and new ones, on which you
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| | striving for a little bit of
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| can see the portraitee's whole body. A
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| | preservation, and who want to have
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| portrait is painted with the intention to
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| | themselves or their beloved ones painted
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| show all characteristics and features.
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| | on a canvas, can have it done at
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| The painter tries to emphasize these
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| | affordable prices.
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| details in a portrait. Upon the
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| | In today's contract painting, especially
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| portraitee's request, little blemishes
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| | portraits of children, grandchildren,
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| and other visible details can be omitted
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| | parents and grandparents are very
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| once in a while. They are simply kept
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| | popular. In addition to that, depictions
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| "secret" as painters would call it.
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| | of beloved domestic animals, fancy cars
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| Already in ancient times (four thousand
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| | or favorite landscapes are widely asked
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| years BC) high standing personalities had
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| | for.
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| themselves preserved for posterity.
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| | Nowadays, the ones who can afford it,
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| Portrait painting originated in ancient
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| | order a portrait painting as an
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| Egypt, as many pictures in the pyramids
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| | individual birthday present.
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| of deceased show, but only in Greece this
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| | Good painters paint these portraits in
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| genre came to perfection.
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| | such a precise way that their similarity
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| However, portrait painting was pushed
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| | with the originals is astonishing and
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| into the background for a long time
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| | almost have the effect of photos.
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| (until Renaissance) in favor of
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| | Even changes are possible according to
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| sculpture.
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| | individual demands Upon request, small
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| The main period of portrait painting only
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| | blemishes can be omitted, as we have
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| began with the Italian painting of high
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| | already mentioned above.
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| Renaissance, e. g. by artists like
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| | What characterizes a good portrait
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| Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raffael
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| | painter? A portrait painter must be able
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| and Tizian.
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| | to paint a person with all his important
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| In the following centuries, portrait
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| | features. He must be able to depict
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| painting blossomed totally. For example,
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| | exactly what is really visible. You
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| in the 17th century, Peter Paul Rubens
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| | cannot simply go and change a
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| was a contract painter in great demand.
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| | portraitee's features, because then the
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| The ones who could afford it had
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| | result would no longer be a portrait. In
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| themselves preserved for posterity by
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| | the moment of portrayal, the person who
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| this painter of Baroque, who was already
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| | has himself portrayed offers the painter
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| those days well known.
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| | a special depiction of himself with his
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| Today, only a few people can afford an
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| | own details and features. Good painters
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| original painting made by an artist's
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| | are able to reach exactly this what has
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| hand. And an original Rubens painting is
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| | been described above. This characterizes
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| even more utopia.
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| | them.
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