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    • Portrait painting is a genre in painting, where the intent is to represent a specific human subject. 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 often serve as important state and famil… See more

    Technique and practice

    A well-executed portrait is expected to show the inner essence of the subject (from the artist's point of view) or a … See more

    History

    Portraiture's roots are likely found in prehistoric times, although few of these works survive today. In the art of the ancient civilizations of the Fertile Crescent, especially in Egypt, depictions of rulers and rulers as g… See more

    Islamic world and South Asia

    The Persian miniature tradition avoided giving figures individualized facial features for a long time, partly for religious reasons, to avoid any hint of idolatry. Rulers in the Islamic world never put their images on their coins, and t… See more

    Chinese portrait painting

    Chinese portrait painting was slow to desire or achieve an actual likeness. Many "portraits" were of famous figures from the past, and showed an idea of what that person should look like. Buddhist clergy, especially i… See more

    References and notes

    References
    1. ^ Gordon C. Aymar, The Art of Portrait Painting, Chilton Book Co., Philadelphia, 1967, p. 119
    2. ^ Aymar, p. 94
    3. ^ Aymar, p. 129 … See more

    Further reading

    • Woodall, Joanna. Portraiture: Facing the Subject. Manchester University Press, Manchester, 1997.
    • West. S. Portraiture (Oxford History of Art), Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004… See more

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