A few words about the portrait Automatic translate

The genre of portraiture includes such works of fine art, where the image of a certain person or group of people is captured. A portrait embodies individual traits inherent only in a portrayed person, a model.

The name of the genre comes from an old French expression, which means "reproduction of a damn thing." But, nevertheless, external resemblance is not the only and not the main criterion of the artistic features of the portrait. The idea of ​​the master is not limited to the transfer of external resemblance. The requirements of portraiture art are to reflect spiritual interests, typical features of the current era, and social status in the form of a person. Usually, a painter is not just a dispassionate registrar of the features of the appearance of the person being portrayed, the author’s own worldview, personal attitude to the model, and creative manner invariably affect the work.

The art of portraiture has existed for several thousand years. Even in Ancient Egypt, sculptors created exact similarities to the appearance of a person. In ancient Greece, images of mythical heroes, philosophers, poets, gods were widely used. Ancient Roman portraits were distinguished by amazing truthfulness and, at the same time, a certain psychological characteristic.

In Egypt, the 1st century BC. e. such an outstanding phenomenon as pictorial portraits of magical and ritual purpose appeared. In the Middle Ages, masters created psychologically accurate portrait works. The heyday of portraiture took place in the Renaissance, because in those days an effective, heroic human person was recognized as the main value. In Russian art at the turn of the century, developed in difficult historical conditions, the portrait occupies a significant place.