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![Painting, En jaune 10, Anna Camille](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189747_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Jasminum grandiflorum, Ksenia Milicevic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189151_1_grid.jpg)
Jasminum grandiflorum
Ksenia Milicevic
Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$5,814
![Painting, Love #11172022, Michael Verlangieri](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2185049_1_grid.jpg)
Love #11172022
Michael Verlangieri
Painting - 76.2 x 111.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 44 x 0.1 inch
$7,965
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![Painting, Not all dreams come true, Djénina Hagenburger](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203080_1_grid.jpg)
Not all dreams come true
Djénina Hagenburger
Painting - 122 x 190 x 1 cm Painting - 48 x 74.8 x 0.4 inch
$5,366
![Painting, Carlo Ponti’s Nightmare (original), Pure Evil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202699_1_grid.jpg)
Carlo Ponti’s Nightmare (original)
Pure Evil
Painting - 75 x 75 x 1.5 cm Painting - 29.5 x 29.5 x 0.6 inch
$3,242
![Painting, Say cheese for the pic !, Djénina Hagenburger](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201447_1_grid.jpg)
Say cheese for the pic !
Djénina Hagenburger
Painting - 122 x 193 x 1 cm Painting - 48 x 76 x 0.4 inch
$5,366
![Painting, Memories take a nap in between, Djénina Hagenburger](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201401_1_grid.jpg)
Memories take a nap in between
Djénina Hagenburger
Painting - 122 x 149 x 1 cm Painting - 48 x 58.7 x 0.4 inch
$5,031
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![Painting, Puppy Companions, Tamar Nazaryan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193660_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, L'oeil II, Eric Doisy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192675_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Sans titre - Les Dieux aussi ont parfois du chagrin, Julie Ruelle](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192052_1_grid.jpg)
Sans titre - Les Dieux aussi ont parfois du chagrin
Julie Ruelle
Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
$4,472
![Painting, Ma colère brûle tout - Les Dieux aussi…, Julie Ruelle](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191565_1_grid.jpg)
Ma colère brûle tout - Les Dieux aussi…
Julie Ruelle
Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
$4,472
![Painting, Deliriums, Reinaldo Chavez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188391_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Bridesmaid, Nicholas Robertson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2186360_1_grid.jpg)
The Bridesmaid
Nicholas Robertson
Painting - 30.5 x 25.4 x 0.5 cm Painting - 12 x 10 x 0.2 inch
$491
![Painting, Elle, Onemizer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/21187_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La violoniste au chapeau, Martine Fauve Dechavanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1992270_1_grid.jpg)
La violoniste au chapeau
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 81 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,677
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![Painting, Contemporary portrait - February 2022, Nataliya Bagatskaya](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201307_1_grid.jpg)
Contemporary portrait - February 2022
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 100 x 65 x 1.8 cm Painting - 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.7 inch
$2,795
![Painting, The Gentleman, Woko Aguru](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201091_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Bridal Contemplation, Vahe Bagumyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188815_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Ensemble, au bord de l'eau, Jean-Philippe Berger](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2026626_1_grid.jpg)
Ensemble, au bord de l'eau
Jean-Philippe Berger
Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$559
![Painting, Reelease, Gianluca Fascetto](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210661_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Conspiracy Theorist, Mona Nahleh](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200920_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled, Miguel Torner de Semir](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200251_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled, Marcelo Suaznabar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196544_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Mirando al cielo, Marcelo Suaznabar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196542_1_grid.jpg)
Mirando al cielo
Marcelo Suaznabar
Painting - 121 x 121 x 6 cm Painting - 47.6 x 47.6 x 2.4 inch
$8,346
![Painting, Les équilibres 2, AE2](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195711_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Kiss under the rain, Cynthia Coulombe-Bégin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194587_1_grid.jpg)
Kiss under the rain
Cynthia Coulombe-Bégin
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 inch
$2,195
![Painting, Monroe, Seek One](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190542_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Worship, Shijirbaatar Jambalsuren](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182833_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Worship 2, Shijirbaatar Jambalsuren](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182822_1_grid.jpg)
Worship 2
Shijirbaatar Jambalsuren
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$4,070
![Painting, Tant qu'il aura des fleurs, David Jamin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2179044_1_grid.jpg)
Tant qu'il aura des fleurs
David Jamin
Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$950
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![Painting, Generational feelings 20, David Murcia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191398_1_grid.jpg)
Generational feelings 20
David Murcia
Painting - 195 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 76.8 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
$7,684
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![Painting, Easy adventure, Natalie Shiporina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205541_1_grid.jpg)
Easy adventure
Natalie Shiporina
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,913
![Painting, Baby Doll, Chanel Tribute, Rachel Bergeret](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204742_1_grid.jpg)
Baby Doll, Chanel Tribute
Rachel Bergeret
Painting - 70 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$3,857
![Painting, Baby Doll n151, LV Tribute, Rachel Bergeret](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200631_1_grid.jpg)
Baby Doll n151, LV Tribute
Rachel Bergeret
Painting - 72 x 42 x 2 cm Painting - 28.3 x 16.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,857
![Painting, Cuba Rock, Juan-Manuel Pajares](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190362_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Art, Juan-Manuel Pajares](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190358_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Blazing sun, Thomas Lesigne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189591_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Abstract Guernica Collection - Tribute to Picasso, Freda People Art](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2162391_1_grid.jpg)
Abstract Guernica Collection - Tribute to Picasso
Freda People Art
Painting - 105 x 105 x 0.3 cm Painting - 41.3 x 41.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,677
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![Painting, Fetishists, Vladimir Kolosov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1454085_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Life Line - minimalism red blue, Les Panchyshyn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2207299_1_grid.jpg)
Life Line - minimalism red blue
Les Panchyshyn
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$6,708
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Qu'auriez-vous fait à sa place?
Arnaud Bauville
Painting - 160 x 110 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch
$13,975
![Painting, Cielo de Jalisco, Nicolas Sanchez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192471_1_grid.jpg)
Cielo de Jalisco
Nicolas Sanchez
Painting - 35.6 x 45.7 x 3.8 cm Painting - 14 x 18 x 1.5 inch
$8,000
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Tree of Destiny Painting
Artur Soletskyi
Painting - 150 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$5,590
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Portrait Painting for Sale
Portraiture is one of the most important subjects in painting. The discipline has changed significantly over time and has a fascinating history.
In antiquity, portraits were exclusively reserved for gods and the most influential people in society. Paintings and statues representing the bodies of the deceased were erected to decorate tombs in Egypt. They weren't realistic but rather had a very standardized way of representing each part of the body.
In contrast to the Egyptians, painters and sculptors in Greece, who had a more in depth knowledge of the human anatomy, were more concerned about realism. Many portrait paintings from this period were done on vases and depicted gods and mythological scenes.
In the Middle Ages, most portraits paintings were commissioned and featuring the most important people of the time; they were painted into religious scenes to emphasize their piety and faith, along with their social status. Once these works of art had been painted, they were often donated to churches and monasteries.
The Renaissance marked a renewal for the arts and portrait painting was no exception. At the beginning of this period, artists were unconcerned about lifelike, realistic work. Sitters or the subjects represented were identifiable through the use of symbolic objects and the inclusion of their name.
Giotto revolutionized portraiture by imitating sculpture. He began to paint shadows, the subjects' expressions, effects of depth and began to use foreshortening. His knowledge soon began to spread.
Brunelleschi then introduced the idea of perspective in architecture, a concept which Masaccio adapted to painting. Italy became the center of portrait painting and the most important Italian families (including the Médici family) commissioned artwork by the best painters. Competition between these painters led them to innovate and led them to produce some of the greatest artworks in history. The most famous is undoubtedly the Mona Lisa by Leonardo de Vinci.
In Northern Europe during the 16th century, Flemish art was restricted by iconoclasm during the Reformation, a period during the depiction of religious figures was banned. Artists turned to courtly art which was particularly popular during the following centuries. A century earlier, Flemish art had marked a turning point with Jan Van Eyck, the inventor of oil painting (the preferred painting technique of Renaissance painters) and master of detailed realism, who influenced an entire generation of Flemish painters.
Over the following centuries, portrait painting continued to be an art form for the elite of society, but painters grew increasingly concerned about depicting realistic figures and communicating the sitter's inner world and emotions. The 20th century saw a growing trend: subjects were not painted to look beautiful (sometimes to their great dismay).
At the end of the 19th century, Impressionist painters became less reliant on sculpted models and sculpture's influence. They left their studios and painted portraits outside, “en plein air." They captured the light as they saw it and painted groups of people together rather than in in several stages.
Modern and contemporary art of the 20th century saw anything go when it came to portraits. Artists like Gustav Klimt, Pablo Picasso, Paul Gauguin and Lucien Freud turned traditional techniques and codified rules on their heads and developed their own unique styles.
Discover portraits by Philippe Pasqua, Robert Combas, Guangyu Dai and Erró on Artsper.
A portrait painting is a painted artwork that depicts a person. A portrait painting usually depicts the upper body of a sitter, for example from the shoulders up.
A portrait can be created in various different art styles and forms, including sculpture, painting and drawing.
A portrait can be considered a good work of art for a variety of reasons, including its handling of light, tone and color, its likeness to the person it represents, or its expression of emotion.