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English: President Donald Trump poses for his official portrait at The White House, in Washington, D.C., on Friday, October 6, 2017. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
The Portrait of Princess Saint Joana (Portuguese: Retrato da Princesa Santa Joana) is a painting attributed to Portuguese Renaissance artist Nuno Gonçalves. [1] It is believed to have been painted during the time when Joanna, Princess of Portugal was regent for her father, Afonso V of Portugal .
Portrait photography, or portraiture, is a type of photography aimed toward capturing the personality of a person or group of people by using effective lighting, backdrops, and poses. [1] A portrait photograph may be artistic or clinical. [ 1 ]
The Lady with an Ermine [n 1] is a portrait painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci. Dated to c. 1489–1491 , the work is painted in oils on a panel of walnut wood . Its subject is Cecilia Gallerani , a mistress of Ludovico Sforza ("Il Moro"), Duke of Milan ; Leonardo was painter to the Sforza court in Milan at the time of ...
Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa or La Gioconda, 1503–1505/1507. One of best-known portraits in the Western world is Leonardo da Vinci's painting entitled Mona Lisa, named for Lisa del Giocondo, [40] [41] [42] a member of the Gherardini family of Florence and Tuscany and the wife of wealthy Florentine silk merchant Francesco del Giocondo. The ...
Although the model of the painting La Belle Ferronnière is still shrouded in mystery, the landmark exhibition "Leonardo Da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan" (National Gallery, London, 9 Nov. 2011 – 5 Feb. 2012) listed the portrait as possibly depicting Beatrice d'Este, wife of Ludovico Sforza. [3]
Alberto Henschel (13 June 1827 [1] – 30 June 1882 [2]) was a German-born Brazilian photographer born in Berlin.Considered the hardest-working photographer and businessman in 19th-century Brazil, [3] with offices in Pernambuco, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo, [4] Henschel was also responsible for the presence of other professional photographers in the country, including his compatriot ...
In a traditional pose of mothers and new babies, Augustine is holding her baby upright, supporting the baby's back by her right arm and steadying the baby's midsection with her left hand. Marcelle, whose face is directed outward, is more active and engages the audience. Van Gogh used heavy outlines in blue around the images of mother and baby. [4]