Famous portraits

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"Young Woman With Shawl" - Scott E. Bartner (b. 1960), oil on panel, 2004 {figurative realism art female head young woman portrait painting} bartner.nl

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The Most Famous Paintings in the World ✔ From Botticelli and van Gogh to Kahlo and Magritte ✔ All Facts and Figures ✔

Probably anyone can agree that classic famous paintings by Leonardo Da Vinci or Pablo Piccaso will always be among some of the most appreciated art pieces in history. After all, who doesn't know Mona Lisa? Fun fact: over 6 million people visit this famous painting at the Louvre each year! But, have you ever thought about what happened while these famous paintings were being made? Was it easy for models to pose standing or sitting still, barely moving, and waiting patiently for the painting…

Discover the most famous portrait paintings. Learn about the artists who created them, and the historical context of their era.

Michelangelo - Sistine Chapel, Renaissance, Art: The Sistine Chapel had great symbolic meaning for the papacy as the chief consecrated space in the Vatican, used for great ceremonies such as electing and inaugurating new popes. It already contained distinguished wall paintings, and Michelangelo was asked to add works for the relatively unimportant ceiling. The Twelve Apostles was planned as the theme—ceilings normally showed only individual figures, not dramatic scenes. Traces of this…

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"Mona Lisa" (1503-4 - 1519) by Leonardo Da Vinci

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