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| | Portrait - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | [2] - Stunning pencil portraits of Aboriginal Elders. | | | One of best-known portraits in the Western world is Leonardo da Vinci's painting titled Mona Lisa, which is a painting of an unidentified woman. | | | A portrait is a painting, photograph, or other artistic representation of a person. |
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| | Portrait miniature - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | His portraits are generally on ivory, although occasionally he worked on paper or vellum, and he produced a great many full-length pencil drawings on paper, in which he slightly tinted the faces and hands, and these he called "stayned drawings". | | | His portraits of the men of the Puritan epoch are remarkable for their truth to life and strength of handling. | | | Their portraits of Napoleon and his court are exceedingly fine, and perhaps no other Frenchman painted miniatures so well as did Augustin. |
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| | portrait - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about portrait |
| | The portrait complete in itself, commissioned as a celebration of status and for the purposes of remembrance, was produced both in Italy and the Netherlands from the 15th century, and became particularly popular in 18th-century England. | | | Portrait of Samuel Johnson by the English portrait painter Joshua Reynolds. | | | Though the greatest portrait artist of his time, Rembrandt died in poverty, and in his later studies of his own face he appears tense and sad. |
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http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/portrait
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| | Chandos portrait - encyclopedia article about Chandos portrait. |
| | The "Chandos" portrait is one of the most famous portraits believed to depict William Shakespeare (1564–1616). | | | The portrait is named for James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, who owned the portrait. | | | The portrait has been in the National Portrait Gallery, London since 1856. |
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http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Chandos+portrait
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| | Portrait art tutorials—tips on how to draw faces and portraits - drawing lessons, color theory, sketching people |
| | This is a portrait art tutorial site, with lessons on sketching and drawing faces, tutorials on digital art, an overview of art and drawing techniques, art supplies, book recommendations, anatomy, and much more. | | | A few of the tutorials are: "Portrait in Detail ", "Portrait Art Basics", "Realistic Portrait from a Photograph", "Step-by-Step Portrait", "Color for Portrait Art", "Colored Pencil Portrait Tutorial" and a "Photoshop Tutorial". | | | The tutorials encourage freehand drawing, since this is an important artistic skill for portrait artists. |
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http://www.portrait-artist.org
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| | ArtLex on Portraits |
| | Portraits can be made of any sculptural material or in any two-dimensional medium. | | | A woman decided to have her portrait painted. | | | "Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter." |
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http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/p/portrait.html
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| | The Etruscan sculptural portrait. |
| | However Etruscan a sculptural portrait numerous funeral monuments are interesting to a problem of development less, than few samples which have reached us of a monumental sculpture. | | | In connection with process of formation of art of a portrait it is necessary to mention IV centuries extending from the end BC вотивные the heads made of clay. | | | Undoubtedly, it is the portrait of the uncommon person executed with the big art force. |
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http://etruscans1.tripod.com/Portrait
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| | A New Shakespeare Portrait |
| | I am reminded in my own collection of portrait art that several paintings and many sketches were executed "from memory." I have actually seen artists draw faces and figures they have simply studied, for a few moments on the street or in a public place, later in their studio. | | | This is the new Sanders portrait claimed to be of William Shakespeare. | | | The sitter in both portraits is happy and seems to be whistling in the Chess Portrait by Karl van Mander. |
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http://www2.localaccess.com/marlowe/portrait.htm
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| | BBC NEWS Entertainment Arts Virginia Woolf portrait uncovered |
| | Bell's portrait was exhibited at the Lefervre Gallery in London in 1934 before being sold to a private collector and was not seen for 70 years. | | | The portrait was last seen in 1934, was painted by the writer's sister, the celebrated artist Vanessa Bell. | | | The portrait was painted at 52 Tavistock Square |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/3600783.stm
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| | ArtLex on Self-Portraits |
| | Portrait of the Artist, about 1912-1914, oil on canvas, 45 3/4 x 35 inches, Minneapolis Institute of Arts. | | | This is a group portrait of an exceptional sort: | | | Portrait of the Artist as the Virgin of Guadalupe, 1978, oil pastel on |
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| | Newton Portraits |
| | Part of a portrait by Kneller in 1702 | | | From a portrait by John Vanderbank in 1725 | | | The original is in the National Portrait Gallery in London |
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http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/PictDisplay/Newton.html
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| | Johanna's Art - Fantasy portraits and giclee prints inspired by nature and all its creatures |
| | Sandy wrote me a letter in which she told me she really loved my "Desert Angels" artwork and asked me if I would be able to create a portrait of her in a similar style. | | | In memory of her Father, this was portrait was commissioned by Michele to give to her Mother. | | | Portrait of Mr.Wout's children, 10" x 15" colour pencils and graphite, 1997 |
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http://www.johannas-art.com/commissions1.htm
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| | Portrait Photography |
| | Portrait & Art Nude photography by Ian Scrivener- Beautiful art nudes, portraits and dance photogrpahy by Australian photographer Ian Scrivener. | | | A good portrait, of course, will exhibit good light and composition, but if it is to capture the imagination of anyone not related to the subject, it will exhibit passion and respect. | | | Edwards Fine Art Nude and Portrait Photography- Edwards Photography specializes in portrait, fine art nude and glamour photography. |
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http://www.photo.net/photo/portraits
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| | A Stroke of Genius Portrait Artists - Corporate, Government, Official, Family & Children's Portraits |
| | PORTRAIT SOCIETY OF AMERICA, a nonprofit organization founded by artists and dedicated to promoting the traditions of fine art portraiture and figurative works: Artist's Code of Ethics, annual Art of the Portrait conference, nationwide art museum portrait academies, newsletter, 164 page International Artist magazine. | | | Nashville Portrait Artist, MICHAEL SHANE NEAL, was selected to paint former secretary of energy, Spencer Abraham's official portrait for the Department of Energy. | | | THE WORLD OF PORTRAIT PAINTING is a biweekly column by John Howard Sanden, featuring reviews of exhibitions and books on portrait painting, analyses of great portraits by masters of the past, practical information for the working professional of today, and “shop talk” – tips and suggestions from one artist to another. |
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http://www.portraitartist.com
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| | Margaret Atwood |
| | Initial sketches for the portrait commenced in the Autumn of 1998. | | | The portrait was also exhibited at the Second Annual Exhibition of the Canadian Portrait Academy and was the recipient of the "People's Choice Award" and "Honourable Mention" award. | | | In the summer of 1998 Canadian artist Christian Cardell Corbet received word from Margaret Atwood's personal secretary that he was granted authorization from the legendary Canadian writer to create her portrait. |
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http://www.angelfire.com/stars/atwood
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| | Portrait Marathon |
| | Your portraits can be superimposed on any art historical painting such as the Night Watch, as when Ruhe painted the 18 member staff of Art/World newspaper, or The School of Athens... | | | Twenty years ago, Ruhe coined the portrait painting marathon as a new genre of American art. | | | Barnaby Ruhe is available to perform his portrait painting spectacle for your corporate events and private sittings. |
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http://www.portraitmarathon.com
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| | Fine art by Paula B. Slater - Portrait Sculptures |
| | Portrait Sculptor, Paula Slater is renown for her extremely accurate life size full-figure bronze portrait sculptures and portrait busts. | | | In-progress photograph of a life size full-figure clay portrait sculpture of a two and a half year old little girl named Mary Kate--a real cutie with wide set eyes, chubby cheeks and a turned-up pixie nose. | | | Bronze Portrait sculpture of George Bergeron, past President of the M.S. Society of Canada. |
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http://www.paulaslater.com/Slater/Gallery/Portraits.htm
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| | How to draw the face - Portrait Art Tutorials, lessons on portrait art basics. |
| | Portrait drawing tutorials—lessons on drawing the features of the face, how to draw faces and portraits. | | | Knowledge and understanding of the face and head are vital to the portrait artist. | | | How to draw the face - Portrait Art Tutorials, lessons on portrait art basics. |
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http://www.portrait-artist.org/face
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| | Portrait In Oil |
| | On display are portraits drawn from pictures and photographs using acrylic-paint on canvas. | | | Please take note that a half-body portrait is not available in A4 size canvas whereas a full-body portrait can only be done on A1 size canvas. | | | The time of completion for this type of portrait normally takes approximately 6 to 8 weeks (excluding delivery time), depending on the artist workload. |
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http://iportraitstudio.com/portrait/oil.htm
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| | MOBA : The Portraiture Collection : 1 |
| | Lawlor was obviously moved upon seeing the stunning portrait of her grandmother again and is thrilled that MOBA rescued the painting from certain destruction. | | | Lawlor and her siblings have strong memories over the years, of the strange portrait hung in Eileen's living room. | | | Lucy In The Field With Flowers, MOBA's Mona Lisa -- its first painting -- is in fact a portrait of Ms. |
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http://www.museumofbadart.org/collection/portraiture-1.html
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| | Portrait from Photo |
| | A young girl was sitting in front of him as he was working at her pencil portrait and when he was finished with it she only took a fast glance at her own face smiling from the canvas and exclaimed something on French. | | | Family portrait
child portraits
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http://www.portrait-from-photo.com/samples.html
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| | Neverwinter Nights: Creating and Importing Custom Portraits |
| | When you are playing multiplayer and using a custom portrait, the portrait that people will see for you depends on if they have that same custom portrait in their 'portraits' directory as well. | | | Create your custom portrait, whatever it may be, in the 'portrait' area. | | | (This portrait is meant to be humorous, and should inspire you to do better!) You will need WinZip to unzip this portrait. |
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http://nwn.bioware.com/builders/portraits.html
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| | CBC Arts: Shakespeare portrait is a fake: experts |
| | The portrait is painted on top of a 16th century image of the madonna and child. | | | According to Britain's National Portrait Gallery, the image commonly known as the "Flower portrait" was actually painted in the 1800s, not while the Bard was alive. | | | Shakespeare died in 1616, and the date that appears on the portrait is 1609. |
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http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2005/04/22/Arts/shakespeare050422.html
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| | Portrait Your Pet.com - Pastel Pet Portraits |
| | Jody Mateo is a self taught artist and began creating pastel portraits in early 2004. | | | Every portrait I create is done as if I were drawing it for myself. | | | Pencil portraits pastel portrait artist draws and paints you from photos, send a photograph and receive beautiful pencil or pastel portraits by this artist. |
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http://www.portraityourpet.com
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| | Pet Portraits By Cherie - Portrait Of Your Dog, Cat, Horse or Parrot |
| | Cherie really captured his essence and the portrait itself looks like it was drawn with such love. | | | A portrait is a wonderful keepsake of your pet for you to cherish forever. | | | These beautiful, realistic pet portraits are hand-drawn from your favorite photo (used as a reference) by animal artist Cherie Vergos. |
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http://www.portraitsofanimals.com
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| | BBC NEWS Entertainment Shakespeare portrait 'is a fake' |
| | The portrait was lent to the RSC after it came to public notice in 1892. | | | The Flower Portrait was analysed for four months using a combination of x-rays, ultraviolet examination, paint sampling and microphotography. | | | The image, which is painted on top of a 16th century portrait of Madonna and child, was named after owner Sir Desmond Flower, who donated it to the RSC. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4471515.stm
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| | Portrait photography |
| | Keep in mind that it is the person who is emphasized in a portrait - not his or her surroundings. | | | The portrait photographer must become proficient at studying people whom he or she doesn’t know in order to capture their essence. | | | You may not have the studio, the equipment and the technical resources that the best portrait photographers have, but you can still produce excellent portraits by following their basic techniques and by understanding what makes a good portrait. |
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http://www.photographytips.com/page.cfm/368
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| | Portrait Painters World Wide portrait artists directory. |
| | Portrait Painters, if you paint portraits of people or pets, join PortraitPainters.net and get listed. | | | Commission a portrait from these Fine Portrait Painters: | | | Looking for a portrait painter in your local area? |
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http://www.portraitpainters.net
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| | PORTRET IN OPDRACHT - Portretschilders & Beeldhouwers |
| | Therefor each portrait commission will be preceded by a visit to the artist's studio. | | | In our virtual portrait gallery you will find portraits of 15 professional and talented portrait painters and scultors. | | | These talented artists are ready to accept your portrait commission. |
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http://www.portraitcommission.com
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| | Portrait Gallery |
| | A portrait of Chu Yuan, often called the father of Chinese poetry. | | | The original stone portrait is in the Six-Banyan Pagoda in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. | | | A photograph of Qi BaiShi, one of the most popular painters of the 20-th century, whose paintings are not only in all of the leading museums, but seemingly everywhere. |
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http://www.chinapage.com/portrait.html
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