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Portrait painting: Likenesses between representation and intimacy

From courtly state portraits to middle-class family pictures, portraiture shows its sitters as they wished to be seen, and at the same time as the painter saw them.


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Portrait painting: Likenesses between representation and intimacy

From courtly state portraits to middle-class family pictures, portraiture shows its sitters as they wished to be seen, and at the same time as the painter saw them.

Discover Portrait painting now!
Portrait painting
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Judges of character with a brush

Judges of character with a brush

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Portrait painting

Whoever commissioned a portrait expected more than likeness: rank, ambition and self-image were to enter the picture too. How far the painters' answers diverged is plain as early as the fifteenth century. Petrus Christus, documented in Bruges from 1444, joined early Netherlandish precision of detail to a quiet, almost intimate presence of the sitter; he was among the first in the Netherlands to place his model in a suggested interior rather than before a neutral ground.

In the eighteenth century the portrait became an international business. Pompeo Batoni painted the travellers of the Grand Tour in Rome before antique props, Francois-Hubert Drouais served the French court, and Joseph Ducreux tried out the opposite of the official pose in grimacing self-portraits. The nineteenth century then belonged to Franz Xaver Winterhalter, who painted the courts of Europe from London to Vienna, Empress Elisabeth of Austria among them.

With photography the painted portrait lost its monopoly on recording the features of a face, but not its standing. Around 1900 John Lavery portrayed the society of his day in a free, fluid manner, more interested in bearing and temperament than in the exact rendering of every line of the face.

Portrait painting

Whoever commissioned a portrait expected more than likeness: rank, ambition and self-image were to enter the picture too. How far the painters' answers diverged is plain as early as the fifteenth century. Petrus Christus, documented in Bruges from 1444, joined early Netherlandish precision of detail to a quiet, almost intimate presence of the sitter; he was among the first in the Netherlands to place his model in a suggested interior rather than before a neutral ground.

In the eighteenth century the portrait became an international business. Pompeo Batoni painted the travellers of the Grand Tour in Rome before antique props, Francois-Hubert Drouais served the French court, and Joseph Ducreux tried out the opposite of the official pose in grimacing self-portraits. The nineteenth century then belonged to Franz Xaver Winterhalter, who painted the courts of Europe from London to Vienna, Empress Elisabeth of Austria among them.

With photography the painted portrait lost its monopoly on recording the features of a face, but not its standing. Around 1900 John Lavery portrayed the society of his day in a free, fluid manner, more interested in bearing and temperament than in the exact rendering of every line of the face.


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Personalizing your art print at Meisterdrucke is simple and intuitive: Choose a frame, set the image size, pick a printing medium, and add suitable glazing or a stretcher frame. We also offer additional customization options like mats, fillets, and spacers. If you have any questions, our customer service team is ready to help you create your perfect artwork.

At Meisterdrucke, you can visualize your configured artwork directly in your own room. Simply upload a photo of your space and see how the artwork looks in it. If you're visiting us on a mobile device — phone or tablet — our augmented reality feature brings the picture to life and projects it right into your room. A unique experience that combines art and technology.

Choosing the right medium is often a matter of personal taste. To give you a better idea, we've provided some images for each medium. We also offer a sample set of all paper variants, so you can decide not just visually but by touch as well. You can order the sample set free of charge — only shipping costs apply.

Don't worry! At Meisterdrucke, we don't just process orders mechanically. Every order is manually reviewed by our team. If we spot any inconsistencies or issues with your configuration, we'll get in touch with you right away. And of course, our friendly and patient support team is always here to help you with your configuration. We'll work with you by phone or email to adjust your image so the final result is exactly what you had in mind.


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