What is portrait painting? This can be explained as follows: This kind of painting typically depicts a person’s face, from there, the word “portrait” originates. Furthermore, there are many portraits, old and new ones, on which you can see the portraitee’s whole body. A portrait is painted with the intention to show all characteristics and features. The painter tries to emphasize these details in a portrait. Upon the portraitee’s request, little blemishes and other visible details can be omitted once in a while. They are simply kept “secret” as painters would call it.

Already in ancient times (four thousand years BC) high standing personalities had themselves preserved for posterity. Portrait painting originated in ancient Egypt, as many pictures in the pyramids of deceased show, but only in Greece this genre came to perfection.

However, portrait painting was pushed into the background for a long time (until Renaissance) in favor of sculpture.

The main period of portrait painting only began with the Italian painting of high Renaissance, e. g. by artists like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raffael and Tizian.

In the following centuries, portrait painting blossomed totally. For example, in the 17th century, Peter Paul Rubens was a contract painter in great demand. The ones who could afford it had themselves preserved for posterity by this painter of Baroque, who was already those days well known.

Today, only a few people can afford an original painting made by an artist’s hand. And an original Rubens painting is even more utopia.

With the introduction of photography in the 19th and 20th centuries and the modern communication methods portrait painting changed fundamentally. Since then, also “normal” people, who are striving for a little bit of preservation, and who want to have themselves or their beloved ones painted on a canvas, can have it done at affordable prices.

In today’s contract painting, especially portraits of children, grandchildren, parents and grandparents are very popular. In addition to that, depictions of beloved domestic animals, fancy cars or favorite landscapes are widely asked for.

Nowadays, the ones who can afford it, order a portrait painting as an individual birthday present.

Good painters paint these portraits in such a precise way that their similarity with the originals is astonishing and almost have the effect of photos.

Even changes are possible according to individual demands Upon request, small blemishes can be omitted, as we have already mentioned above.

What characterizes a good portrait painter? A portrait painter must be able to paint a person with all his important features. He must be able to depict exactly what is really visible. You cannot simply go and change a portraitee’s features, because then the result would no longer be a portrait. In the moment of portrayal, the person who has himself portrayed offers the painter a special depiction of himself with his own details and features. Good painters are able to reach exactly this what has been described above. This characterizes them.

 

The term ‘Portrait’ is usually used for paintings which portray the face of a person. But you will find that many portrait paintings presents the complete body of a person too.

Portrait paintings are usually created to represent the features and characteristics of an individual. The portrait artists try to emphasize the details of the features in the portrait. Some times the artists also make some changes in the portrait, if demanded by the individual whose portrait is being made.

The concept of portrait paintings originated in Egypt. If we go back to ancient times, we will find that well known personalities and individuals in high positions in society, used to get their portraits made so that they could be preserved for the future generations.

The Italian painting of high Renaissance, and other paintings by renowned artists like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raffael and Tizian, marked the main era of portrait paintings.

Earlier, getting a portrait painting created by an experienced artist was a very expensive process. But with the introduction of modern communication mediums, now they can be got made at affordable prices.

If you want to gift a portrait painting to some one or just want a portrait of your loved ones made, you can easily get them made at reasonable prices. If you find an experienced painter to create portrait paintings for you, you will be astonished and excited to see the finished paintings. The finishing which good painters give to portraits, give them the effect of photographs.

You will find many websites from where you can get your portraits made. You can check the sample pieces which they have displayed and then decide from where you want to get your portrait painting made.