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A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in photography a portrait is generally not a snapshot, but a composed image of a person in a still position. A portrait often shows a person looking directly at the painter or photographer, in order to most successfully engage the subject with the viewer. Some of the earliest 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 the only paintings of the Roman period that have survived, aside from frescos. The art of the portrait flourished in Roman sculptures, where sitters demanded realistic portraits, even unflattering ones. During the 4th century, the portrait began to retreat in favor of an idealized symbol of what that person looked like. (Compare the portraits of Roman Emperors Constantine I and Theodosius I at their entries.) In Europe true portraits of the outward appearance of individuals re-emerged in the late Middle Ages, in Burgundy and France. Moche culture of Peru was one of the few ancient civilizations which produced portraits. These works accurately represent anatomical features in great detail. The individuals portrayed would have been recognizable without the need for other symbols or a written reference to their names. The individuals portrayed were members of the ruling elite, priests, warriors and even distinguished artisans. 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 an unidentified woman. The world's oldest known portrait was found in 2006 in the Vilhonneur grotto near Angoulême and is thought to be 27,000 years old. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License How much would you pay for a beautiful portrait of you or your child made into an illustration? Q. I am opening up a portrait studio where we would turn your childs portrait into a work of art. Does this sound like something you would be interested in? you can see some examples of my illustration at Asked by Sara - Wed Jan 31 15:24:45 2007 - - 5 Answers - 2 Comments A. $150 Answered by clarke - Wed Jan 31 15:28:02 2007 Can someone recommend at famous portrait painting to discuss at a Writing Class? Q. It cannot be the Mona Lisa. Published criticism/analysis of the painting must exist. The assignment is to present a portrait painting as a masterpiece and explain why this is so. I've never taken an Art History class and I'm totally drawing a blank. Can anyone help? Asked by janydany - Sat Sep 22 18:30:15 2007 - - 6 Answers - 1 Comments A. whistlers mother...it has a lot of talk to go with it Answered by goat - Sat Sep 22 18:37:58 2007 How can I repair a small rip on a charcoal sketched portrait?
Q. I have a portrait of my boyfriend and the artist signed it, and I put it in a book and there's a small rip in the corner. Asked by peaches6 - Mon Sep 17 15:55:31 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. If you put a piece of scotch tape behind on the other side, and line up the torn edges very carefully you won't be able to see it. Answered by mj_puce - Mon Sep 17 19:01:51 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Portrait"
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