Classic portrait painting

Create a classical and realistic portrayal of a Renaissance man expressing charity, inspired by antique baroque paintings.

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About this artwork: Classification, Techniques & Styles Chalk Drawing made with chalk, a white marine rock that is traditionally white in colour and can sometimes be coloured. Acrylic Paint using traditional pigments mixed with synthetic resins. Charcoal Drawing made with a branch of Willow or charcoal of charred Europe. It enables to obtain very deep blacks, precise traces, thin or on the contrary very broad, depending on the way it is used. Graphite Black and white drawing made with a…

Carlo Dolci (Florence, May 25, 1616 - Florence, January 17, 1686) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. His painstaking technique made him unsuited for large-scale fresco painting. He painted chiefly sacred subjects, and his works are generally small in scale, although he made a few life-size pictures. He often repeated the same composition in several versions, and his daughter, Agnese Dolci, also made excellent copies of his works. [Oil on canvas, 71 x 54 cm]…

The complete online catalogue of Johannes Vermeer's painting with critical assessements, background history and high_resolution images

This lively portrait of a bold, noble Scotswoman by Philip Alexius de László fetched a good price, followed by a joyous procession painted by Lucien Jonas.

Hi, I am about to do my first portrait in oil painting. I am wondering if someone can enlighten me on what is the under painting that […]

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Johannes Vermeer.....1665