portraiture
41photography, history of — Introduction method of recording the image of an object through the action of light, or related radiation, on a light sensitive material. The word, derived from the Greek photos (“light”) and graphein (“to draw”), was first used in the… …
42Qajar art — refers to the art and art forms of the Qajar dynasty of the Persian Empire, which lasted from 1781 to 1925. Most notably, Qajar art is recognizable for its distinctive style of portraiture. The boom in artistic expression that occurred during the …
43James D. Breckenridge — James Douglas Breckenridge (* 8. August 1926 in Brooklyn; † 18. Dezember 1982) war ein US amerikanischer Kunsthistoriker, der sich vor allem mit der Kunst der Spätantike und des Mittelalters sowie mit dem antiken Porträt beschäftigte. Seit seiner …
44South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …
45Пик, Роберт — Роберт Пик старший англ. Robert Peake the elder Имя при рождении: Robert Peake Дата рождения: 1551 год(15 …
46John Singer Sargent — Infobox Artist bgcolour = #6495ED name = John Singer Sargent imagesize = 270px caption = Self Portrait , 1906, oil on canvas, 70 x 53 cm, Uffizi Gallery, Florence. birthname = birthdate = January 12, 1856 location = Florence, Italy deathdate =… …
47National Portrait Gallery (United States) — Coordinates: 38°53′52″N 77°01′22″W / 38.897824°N 77.022649°W / 38.897824; 77.022649 …
48Portrait photography — (also known as portraiture) is the capture by means of photography of the likeness of a person or a small group of people, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The objective is to display the likeness, personality, and even the… …
49Martin Firrell — Martin Firrell, photographed in 2000 Occupation writer, public artist, campaigner Nationality British Notable work(s) …
50Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger — Engraving by Wenceslas Hollar, 1644, of a self portrait of Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, 1627 (now lost). Marcus Gheeraerts (also written as Gerards or Geerards) (Bruges, c. 1561/62 – 19 January 1636) was an artist of the Tudor court, described… …
