Carmine's Introduction to Portraits

Portrait of a Young Man, by Amadeo Modigliani
Portraits often show one person. Here is a painting of a young man.

Maria Antonietta coi Figli, by Elisabeth Vigee Portraits can also show groups of people like families.
Head of a Dog, by Pierre Renoir
Sometimes, artists make portraits of animals.

 

Sometimes, artists make portraits of themselves. These are called self-portraits. They use a mirror to make a portrait of themselves!

Self Portrait, by Edgar Degas Here are two self-portraits by famous artists. Self Portrait, by Corot

Do portraits always look just like the person they are about?

 


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