Portraits and self-portraiture in art

Drawing the human face has a timeless and universal appeal, though it's often perceived as being difficult to achieve.

An incredible treasure trove of more than 150 illustrations detailing a small nation of African Americans prepared to make their mark on America

From 1802, when the young artist William Edward West began painting portraits on a downriver trip to New Orleans, to 1918, when John Alberts, the last of Frank Duveneck's students, worked in Louisville, a wide variety of portrait artists were active in Kentucky and the Ohio River Valley.

Moving with the Magdalen is the first art-historical book dedicated to the cult of Mary Magdalen in the late medieval Alps.

This book examines the renowned portrait collection assembled by C.

Pensacola is a city of firsts, from the first documented European settlement in North America to the first Naval Aviation training station.

The portrait has historically been understood as an artistic representation of a human subject.

The first book to focus on the individualized portrayal of enslaved people from the late sixteenth century to abolition in 1888.

An extraordinary illustrated chronicle of 2020 that captures this indelible year in America in all its tragic, surreal, epic, and (sometimes) comedic intensityArtist Elise Engler set herself a task five years ago: to illustrate the first headline she heard on her bedside radio every morning.

Using a simple four-stage process, the world-renowned artist shows how to build a portrait, from the basic shape right to finished faces.

In The Urban Sketching Handbook: Drawing Expressive People, urban sketcher and workshop instructor Roisn Cureshows how to make your figures more than just anonymous bystanders by sharing the basics of drawing people on the go as well as how to successfully render poses, faces, and expressions.

Tauchen Sie ein in das faszinierende Leben eines der schillerndsten Künstler der Renaissance: Benvenuto Cellini.

Read this book and the world's most famous image will never look the same again.

A richly illustrated celebration of the paintings of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama From the moment of their unveiling at the National Portrait Gallery in early 2018, the portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama have become two of the most beloved artworks of our time.

Caitlin Domanico and Jade Beall have a tremendous talent for creating captivating and meaning-rich images that highlight the various stages of motherhood.

One of the most prolific and influential artists of the 20th century, Jean Dubuffet has featured in a multitude of exhibitions and catalogues.

From 1802, when the young artist William Edward West began painting portraits on a downriver trip to New Orleans, to 1918, when John Alberts, the last of Frank Duveneck's students, worked in Louisville, a wide variety of portrait artists were active in Kentucky and the Ohio River Valley.

Wer über das Gesicht nachdenkt, befasst sich in der Regel mit seiner Ansicht, Präsenz und Zugewandtheit.

'Exhilarating and fascinating' KATY HESSEL | 'Rich and detailed' CHLO ASHBY | 'Enlightening' TABISH KHAN | 'Sheds light on an uncharted area of art history' JENNY PERY | 'An essential read' EDWARD BROOKE-HITCHINGMeet the unexpected, overlooked and forgotten models of art history.

One of the most prolific and influential artists of the 20th century, Jean Dubuffet has featured in a multitude of exhibitions and catalogues.

From 1802, when the young artist William Edward West began painting portraits on a downriver trip to New Orleans, to 1918, when John Alberts, the last of Frank Duveneck's students, worked in Louisville, a wide variety of portrait artists were active in Kentucky and the Ohio River Valley.

Focusing on the art of self-portraiture, this effortlessly engaging exploration of the lives of artists sheds fascinating light on some of the most extraordinary portraits in art history.

In 1479, the Venetian painter Gentile Bellini arrived at the Ottoman court in Istanbul, where he produced his celebrated portrait of Sultan Mehmed II.

SELECTED AS BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, NEW STATESMAN, SUNDAY TIMES, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT AND SPECTATORSHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2019'This exceptional book is far from standard biography A compendium of high-grade gossip about everyone from Princess Margaret to the Krays, a tour of the immediate post-war art world, a snapshot of grimy London and a narrative of Freud's career and rackety life and loves Leaves the reader itchy for volume two' SUNDAY TIMES, ART BOOK OF THE YEAR'Brilliant Freud would have approved' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Sparkling' SUNDAY TIMES 'Superlative packed with stories' GUARDIAN'Brilliant and compendious .

Portraits have for centuries been one of the most important art forms.

The ducal court of Cosimo I de' Medici in sixteenth-century Florence was one of absolutist, rule-bound order.

According to the defined canons of art technique, a portrait should be, above all, a faithful representation of its model.

The definitive English-language account of a singular Nordic artistThe Norwegian painter, novelist, and social critic Christian Krohg (18521925) is best known for creating highly political paintings of workers, prostitutes, and Skagen fishermen of the 1880s and for serving as a mentor to Edvard Munch.

During the summer of 2011, armed with a camera and a map, award-winning Canadian filmmaker and photographer Afzal Huda set out to chronicle the Separation Wall in Palestine.

One of the most remarkable artistic achievements of the Mughal Empire was the emergence in the early seventeenth century of portraits of identifiable individuals, unprecedented in both South Asia and the Islamic world.

According to the defined canons of art technique, a portrait should be, above all, a faithful representation of its model.

Grab Your Pencil and Get Ready to Draw the World Around You!

The first book to focus on the individualized portrayal of enslaved people from the late sixteenth century to abolition in 1888.

Rob Wareing has built a formidable international reputation as a portrait artist.

Stanley Spencer (1891 - 1959) has recently been recognised by a wide general public, as well as by art historians, as probably the greatest English painter of the twentieth century.

Commonly known as the "e;Arnolfini Wedding"e; or "e;Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride,"e; Jan van Eyck's double portrait, painted in 1434, is probably the most widely recognized panel painting of the fifteenth century.

Award-winning artist Hashim Akib's striking portraits are at the heart of this inspirational book.

An original study of the relationship between comic acting and the visual arts in late-Georgian and Regency England.

Peter Paul Rubens gilt als einer der größten Meister des Barock – ein Visionär, der die Kunst seiner Zeit revolutionierte und Emotionen, Bewegung und Farbe in eine einzigartige Harmonie verwandelte.

Lunch with the FT has been a permanent fixture in the Financial Times for almost 30 years, featuring presidents, film stars, musical icons and business leaders from around the world.

A cultural history of the face in Western art, ranging from portraiture in painting and photography to film, theater, and mass mediaThis fascinating book presents the first cultural history and anthropology of the face across centuries, continents, and media.

Faces are more than a montage of organs that see, breathe, speak, hear, eat, sing, smell, and yell.

Jake Spicer wants you to learn how to draw.

'I am out of the country and will not be checking my emails' DAWN FRENCH 'The file is just showing up blank my end?

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Using a simple four-stage process, the world-renowned artist shows how to build a portrait, from the basic shape right to finished faces.

The visual images of Queen Elizabeth I displayed in contemporary portraits and perpetuated and developed in more recent media, such as film and television, make her one of the most familiar and popular of all British monarchs.

The portrait has historically been understood as an artistic representation of a human subject.

Challenging prevailing theories regarding the birth of the subject, Catherine M.

An original study of the relationship between comic acting and the visual arts in late-Georgian and Regency England.