Portrait painting
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- Portrait painting is a genre in painting, where the intent is to represent a specific human subject. The term ´portrait painting´ can also describe the actual painted portrait. Portraitists may create their work by commission, for public and private persons, or they may be inspired by admiration or affection for the subject. Portraits often serve as important state and family records, as well as remembrances.
Historically, portrait paintings have primarily memorialized the rich and powerful. Over time, however, it became more common for middle-class patrons to commission portraits of their families and colleagues. Today, portrait paintings are still commissioned by governments, corporations, groups, clubs, and individuals. In addition to painting, portraits can also be made in other media such as prints (including etching and lithography), photography, video and digital media.
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Allianzbild der Könige Friedrich I. in Preußen, August der Starke, Friedrich IV. von Dänemark (Dreikönigsbild)
Das Allianzbild...
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Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg (1620-1688) und seine Familie
Das monumentale...
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Carl Kögl: Bildnis Irmgard Külz
Das Gemälde zeigt Irmgard...
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Allegorie auf die Huldigung Pommerns vor dem Großen Kurfürsten
Im Fokus der Darstellung...
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Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg (1620-1688) und seine Gemahlin Louise Henriette (1627-1667)
Das 1649 entstandene...
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