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Men's portraits 15th century hall in art and painting Italian Renaissance Male Portraits The European realistic portrait was born at the Renaissance. It has occurred to the recognition of the value of the inner world of the person. The individual and the typical, the real and the ideal, harmonically merging into each other, determine the main and imperishable peculiarity of the Renaissance portrait. A person usually depicts a calm, courageous and wise, able to overcome all vicissitudes of fate, by the end of the century the image acquires features of spiritual exceptionalism and contemplation. The origins of the genre of realistic portraits date back to the late medieval period. The first stage in the history of the Renaissance portrait refers to the Quattrocento (15th century) is the period of the early Italian Renaissance.
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Portrait of a Man :: Robert Campin
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Guillaume Budi :: Jean Clouet
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Portrait of Edward Grimston :: Petrus Christus
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Portrait of a Fat Man :: Robert Campin
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Portrait of Francesco delle Opere :: Perugino
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Portrait of a Man
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The Man with the Carnation :: Jan van Eyck
 41x31 sm
Artist: Jan van Eyck
Where is: Berlin Picture Gallery of Old Masters, Berlin (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin). |
Portrait of a man in a red turban (Self-portrait?) :: Jan van Eyck
 1433. 26x19 sm. Artist: Jan van Eyck Where is located: National Gallery, London (National Gallery, London). |
Papal Legate Cardinal Niccolo Albergati :: Jan van Eyck
 1431-32
Artist: Jan van Eyck
Where is: The Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wien |
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Men's portraits of the 15th century make a slightly depressing impression, they portray the heroes as very serious, if not gloomy. Probably it is not the fault of the artists or of the characters themselves, but it reflects the lifestyle and customs of the time. The technique of the image also does not add them the attractiveness - faces often look angular, with a sidelong glance, but in any case it is progressive for it's time.
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Hans Holbein the Younger (1497 - 1543). Northern Renaissance
Hans Holbein the Younger — an artist of the German Renaissance, hardly does any religious painting at all, and was less connected with medieval tradition than other German artists. The most powerful part of Holbein's work is portraits, always painted from life, sharp-witted, sometimes ruthless in their characteristics, cold-eyed but exquisite in colour. In the early period, the portraits were less vivid, ceremonial, and in the [Expand]
The last years of his life Holbein spent in England, at the court of Henry VIII, where he was a court painter and where he painted his best portraits.
Holbein was not only a painter but also a magnificent graphic artist, who worked a lot on engraving. His series of woodcuts “The Triumph of Death” (“Dance of Death”) especially glorified.
Holbein's creation is important not only for Germany but it has also played a very important role in the formation of the English portrait school of painting.
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Tags: male portrait, dark background, brown coat, red turban, blue eyes, thin lips, dimples, wrinkles, high collar
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