How to Look at and Understand Great Art

Portraits—How Artists See Others

S1 • E18    Dec 31, 2010
In examining the diverse functions and types of portraits, study the important elements of facial presentation and the subject's position and gaze with relation to the viewer and the pictorial space. See how Rembrandt added dramatic power to his group "corporation" portraits, and how David carefully rendered Napoleon in symbolic terms.

Where to Watch Portraits—How Artists See Others

Cast of Portraits—How Artists See Others

  • Sharon Latchaw HirshSelf

 

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