The Photographic Portrait Of Art - 1335 Words

A portrait in art as we know is an artist’s representation of another person or one’s self, in which the face is the main subject matter. As one of the most widely used forms of art adopted by painters, sculptures and photographers, at some point in our lives we have all had our portrait taken either it being in a photographic studio, sat for a fine artist or in your local post office in the passport photo booth. The photographic portrait is a paradox of everlasting contradictions and whether identity is really fixed within portraiture is an endless debate, leaving the viewer with open ended questions rather than a sense of truth and identity portrayed in a photograph. Whether portraits are simply a documentation of someone’s existences†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬ËœIllusionistic Realism’ the art style that employs accurate visual representations which uses elements of the human anatomy to depict Greek mythological stories visually involving idealis ation to mimic the prefect representation of their subject (a painting showing no flaws) which is ‘beyond realistic’ this art style went on to soon influenced ‘Realism’ in the 16th century and the ‘Early Renaissance’ period which employed a linear perspective transferring a much more natural reality to the painting, this perspective is also applied when looking through a camera lens. For example, during the Renaissance period Hans Holbein’s portrait of ‘Erasumus’ and ‘The Ambassadors’ indicate identity and representation through the props in the background of the paintings to reveal the subject personality’s such as in the notorious oil double portrait of ‘The Ambassadors’ Holbein used props to link the two subjects, in such on the left we see Jean de Dinteville represented as a wealthy man presented in satin clothing whilst holding a danger in