Renaissance Female Portrait Painting

Portrait painting is a genre in painting where the intent is to represent a specific human subject the term portrait painting can also describe the actual painted portrait.

Renaissance female portrait painting. She is best known for a series of small scale portraits created between the late 1540s and early 1550s as well as a few religious compositions. May 23 2017 explore helen spande s board renaissance portraits of women on pinterest. In addition she is often credited as the first artist to create a self portrait. Nov 9 2019 explore jacqueline cadwgan s board renaissance women followed by 109 people on pinterest.

The fifteenth century saw the emergence of idealized portraits of women with elaborate dresses. The renaissance portraits differ in many ways from portraits today. Choose your favorite renaissance paintings from millions of available designs. A renaissance portraitist caterina van hemessen is regarded as the earliest female flemish artist for whom there is verifiable work that remains.

In 1440 through 1540 female portraiture in florence thrived beyond the realm of rulers and their consorts to encompass women of the merchant class who figure in a number of panel paintings medals and marble busts. Portraitists may create their work by commission for public and private persons or they may be inspired by admiration or affection for the subject. See more ideas about renaissance portraits renaissance renaissance art. Mona lisa la gioconda 1503 5 by leonardo da vinci.

The main preoccupation of renaissance art throughout this period was the depiction of. See more ideas about renaissance renaissance women renaissance fashion. These paintings were often commissioned by rich families who wanted to showcase their affluence and power. Widely known for her mysterious smile and everlasting beauty one of the most famous paintings of women ever made the mona lisa by leonardo da vinci represents a classical renaissance half body portrait set against a background of a distant landscape.

However the most famous female portrait of the renaissance is the simply attired mona lisa.