Portraits in Art

AIDS & Representation explores portraits and self-portraits made in response to the AIDS epidemic in America in the 1980s and 1990s. Addressing...

For far too long the male protagonists of the Pre-Raphaelite movement have dominated accounts of this revolution in British art. This book aims to ...

Portrait miniatures were highly prized in Europe for nearly four hundred years and, unusually, artists based in Britain were the acknowledged maste...

The portrait is one of the worlds oldest artforms, but todays technology and culture mean its time to take a fresh look at how todays portrait arti...

The definitive English-language account of a singular Nordic artistThe Norwegian painter, novelist, and social critic Christian Krohg (18521925) is...

A startlingly powerful collaboration reimagines female beautyWhat is beauty without pain? Compromise is what our culture offers women: cinching, pi...

EDITOR'S PICK ON AMAZON.COM'As captivating and nuanced as the drawings themselves' - The New York Times'Against the odds, her prose keeps pace with...

The trials of criminals who disgust and fascinate the world in equal measure continue to be depicted primarily not at the push of a button but ...

With a smart tin containing two drawing pencils and 10 coloured pencils, you have everything you need to begin drawing fantastic portraits

This twelve-month planner features portraits of this groundbreaking woman by contemporary artists paired with the musings of writer Angi Sullins. T...

The calendar features twelve beguiling portraits of this groundbreaking woman by contemporary artists paired with the musings of writer Angi Sullin...

Part call to action and part illuminating tributes, the Women Who Rock Our World 2025 Wall Calendar showcases extraordinary womensuch as Madeleine ...

Cabinet cards were Americas main format for photographic portraiture throughout the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Standardized at 6½ x 4¼...

Julia Kay's Portrait Party is an international collaborative project in which artists all over the world make portraits of each other and share the...

A new account of painting in early modern England centered on the art and legacy of Anthony van Dyck As a courtier, figure of fashion, and object o...

A vibrant survey of visual culture in Golden Age Denmark (1801-1864) Following the disastrous outcome of the Napoleonic Wars and national bankruptc...

Frans Hals is often called 'the master of the laugh'. More than any other painter in the Golden Age he was able to bring a vitality to his portrait...

A fascinating look at how Elizabethan England was transformed by its interactions with cultures from around the world Challenging the myth of Eliza...

The new paperback edition of Roy Strong's popular introduction to Elizabethan portraiture Written for the general reader, Roy Strongs popular intro...

Master painting lively figures and private portraits, with simple exercises and step-by-step demonstrations.Bestselling artist and author Hazel Soa...

Accompanying a major exhibition at Philip Mould & Company, Fruit of Friendship: Portraits by Mary Beale presents the work of the remarkable sev...

The Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award is one of Britains most prestigious art prizes, and is the leading showcase for artists throughout the w...

This book explores various techniques, sources of inspiration, and creative processes that bring to life the unique visual expressions of portrait ...