To draw attention to and reveal the subject's personality.
To draw attention to and reveal the subject's personality.
Perhaps you mean Jan van Eyck.
revealed the personality of the sitter. APEX:p
Albrecht Dürer
Paul Reinhold. Wescher has written: 'Grosskaufleute der Renaissance' -- subject(s): Portraits, Merchants, Painting, Renaissance, Renaissance Painting
Dominic Olariu has written: 'Le portrait individuel' -- subject(s): Bildnismalerei, Medieval Portraits, Congresses, Plastik, Renaissance Portraits, Bildnis
Hans Holbein contributed to the Renaissance by painting beautiful portraits. He is best known for his many portraits of King Henry VIII.
Because he liked the idea of the lit main subject standing out from the dark background. Don't you? It is called chiaroscuro.
using different poses for different subjects
Using different poses for different subjects.
Rembrandt used a technique called Tenebrism. revealed the personality of the sitter.