Not all people are gifted with artistic talent of portrait painting. However, there are some who are naturally born as painters. Therefore, let's recognize some of them and their works.
Rembrandt Van Rijn
He is known to be one of the greatest portrait painters. He could able to make an image of a human face to a more realistic appearance. What made him popular is the combination of his profound humanity and mastery in crafts. His unique concept of painting stand out in the crowd and his works were being recognized by many people.
Famous Paintings:
1.The Nightwatch
2.Syndics of the Cloth-Makers Guild
Leonardo da Vinci
We cannot deny the fact that Leonardo da Vinci is very popular in the field of paintings. Among the other portrait painters, Leonardo is still recognized as a universal genius. He has a different and more exciting concepts in this field. Well, every artist have their own stroke and concept and it just happen that Leonardo's work gained more appreciation.
Famous Paintings:
1.Lady with Ermine
2.Mona Lisa
Diego Velazquez
Actually, Diego Velasquez will never be the least in the list of best portrait painters. He was a painter from Spain that outshines El Greco and Goya. Velazquez was a huge influence on his contemporaries and subsequent generations of artists, notably Edouard Manet and Francis Bacon.
Famous Paintings:
1.Portrait of Pope Innocent X
2.Las Meninas
Jan van Eyck
Jan van Eyck pioneered the use of oil in painting. He created a lot of true-to-life portrait before the popularity of other portrait painters became evident. He used to paint an excellent pictures with symbols that magnified a hidden meaning behind the prints.
Famous Paintings:
1.Adam/Eve from The Ghent Altarpiece
2. Man in a Red Turban
3.The Arnolfini Wedding
4.The Virgin of the Chancellor Nicolas Rolin
Raffaello Sanzi
Considered to be a finest portrait painter of the "High Renaissance". He was also known as the leading portraitist of the Renaissance in Rome.
Famous Paintings:
1.Agnolo Doni
2.Portrait of Baldassar Castiglione
3.Portrait of Pope Leo X
John Singer Sargent
One of the greatest portrait painters of the modern era. The masterpiece of Sargent that was fully recognized is "Madame X", which was painted in Paris when he was 28.
Famous Paintings:
1.Daughters of Edward Darley Boit
2.Mrs Adrian Iselin
Hans Holbein The Younger
The greatest portrait painter of the 16th century. He specialized in portrait painting when he settled in London.
Famous Paintings:
1.The Astronomer Nikolaus Kratzer
2.Lady with Squirrel & Starling
3.Portrait of Henry VIII
4.he Merchant Georg Gisze
Sir Anthony Van Dyck
Sir Anthony Van Dyck was a court painter of Archduchess Isabella, the governor of Netherlands and King Charles I of England.
Famous Paintings:
1.Portrait of Cardinal Bentivoglio
2.Portrait of the Painter Frans Francken II
3.Queen Henrietta Maria
4.King Charles I of England in Hunting Dress
Theodore Gericault
He is known for his modern history painting "The Raft OF The Medusa". He was one of the outstanding portrait painters in his time and he used to paint a series of portrait studies of the insane in 1820.
Famous Paintings:
1.Woman Suffering from Obsessive Envy
2.Woman Addicted to Gambling
3.Kleptomaniac
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