Portrait Paintings

A LOOK AT

A HISTORY OF PORTRAIT PAINTING

PORTRAITURE

Portraiture painting is usually regarded as the most challenging kind of painting since it necessitates a strong understanding of depicting the human figure in precise detail.

PORTRAIT ANATOMY

Famous portrait artists from all over the world, including Rembrandt and Leonardo da Vinci, have developed their painting talents in an effort to master the art of portraiture.

THE 12 MOST FAMOUS PORTRAIT PAINTINGS THROUGHOUT HISTORY

The Arnolfini Portrait (1434)  by Jan van Eyck

The Mona Lisa (1503)  by Leonardo da Vinci

Vertumnus (1590)  by Arcimboldo

Las Meninas (1656)  by Diego Velázquez

Girl with the Pearl Earring (1665)  by Johannes Vermeer

Self Portrait in a Straw Hat (1782)  by Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun

Portrait of Madame X (1884)  by John Singer Sargent

Portrait of a Young Woman (1885)  by Edgar Degas

Self-Portrait with Straw Hat (1887)  by Vincent van Gogh

Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I (1907)  by Gustav Klimt

Portrait of Pablo Picasso (1912)  by Juan Gris

American Gothic (1930)  by Grant Wood