What is a portrait? - Madame Tussauds
What is a portrait? - Madame Tussauds
What is a portrait? - Madame Tussauds
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Activity 1<br />
Look at these <strong>portrait</strong>s. Which are real<strong>is</strong>tic in style and<br />
which are expressive?<br />
Pablo Picasso - Portrait of Ambro<strong>is</strong>e-Vollard<br />
Pose, costume and<br />
background in <strong>portrait</strong>s<br />
The pose of a subject in a <strong>portrait</strong>, items in the background,<br />
and what they are wearing or holding can tell us<br />
a lot about them.<br />
H<strong>is</strong>toric <strong>portrait</strong>s can be particularly interesting. They can<br />
reveal a lot about how people lived, for example what their<br />
belief systems were, and what was in fashion at the time.<br />
Art top tips<br />
If you are going to be creating a <strong>portrait</strong>, keep notes on your<br />
subject. <strong>What</strong> do they wear? <strong>What</strong> do they do with their hair?<br />
<strong>What</strong> are their interests? <strong>What</strong> are your feelings about them?<br />
<strong>What</strong> do you think they are feeling? All these things will help<br />
you produce a <strong>portrait</strong> with lots of life to it.<br />
Investigating<br />
<strong>portrait</strong>s<br />
Eyck: Art<strong>is</strong>t's wife 1439. Credit: The Granger Collection / TopFoto<br />
Van Gogh: Postman 1889. Credit: The Granger Collection / TopFoto<br />
D.G. Rosetti: Beata Beatrix. Credit: The Granger Collection / Topfoto<br />
Did you know?<br />
There are wax figures of some of the most<br />
famous art<strong>is</strong>ts of all time at <strong>Madame</strong> <strong>Tussauds</strong><br />
London, including Pablo Picasso and Andy<br />
Warhol. Warhol created a unique style of<br />
<strong>portrait</strong>ure which was called ‘pop art’.<br />
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