Portrait

A portrait is a painting or a photograph of a person's face and its expression. The purpose of a portrait is to show the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in photography, a portrait is actually not a snapshot, but a calm image of a person in a still position. A portrait normally shows a person looking directly at the painter or photographer.

 Gallery 

 Other websites 

 National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution
 National Portrait Gallery London
 Painting The Century 101 Portrait Masterpieces
 Jeanne Ivy's Self-Portrait Page  - What Artists Find When They Search in the Mirror.
 Portrait Detectives - Fun interactive introduction to the analysis of portraiture.
 Reportret - A gallery of reconstructions of missing portraits from world history.

Category:Painting styles