Mrs. Davis explains the evolution of portrature and how the role and style and evolved over the past few hundred years. This goes along with an article to read.

1. The Evolution of

2. Mona Lisa
Leonardo Da Vinci
1503-06
Considered to be the MOST
FAMOUS painting of all time, the
Mona Lisa is seen by 6 Million
people every year!

3. A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic
representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is
predominant.
Successfully captured portraits display the likeness, personality, and
even the mood of the subject.
Fill out the “Evolution of Portraiture” Questionnaire as we go over PowerPoint and with a partner afterwards.

4. The art of portraiture is considered one of the most
important facets of art history. Dating all the way back
to the Egyptians, portraits have been a key theme in
which the purpose for creating has evolved over
thousands of years.
Whether for reasons of vanity or record-keeping the
genre of portraiture has continued to grow in popularity
through the ages, yet our motivations for creating
portraits as well as the styles of execution have seen
considerable transformation and variation.
Let’s explore the Evolution of Portraiture…

5. Phillip IV In Armor Portrait of Henry VIII
Diego Velazquez 1628 Hans Holbein the Younger 1540

6. The Milkmaid The Hurdy Gurdy Player
Johannes Vermeer 1660 Georges de la Tour 1630

7. The Stone Breakers Going to Work
Gustave Courbet 1849 Jean-Francois Millet 1853

8. Self-Portrait Self-Portrait with Yellow Christ
Vincent Van Gogh 1887 Paul Gauguin 1891

9. Portrait of MadameMatisse The Scream
Henri Matisse 1905 Edvard Munch 1910

10. Portrait of Albert Paris Self-Portrait
Egon Schiele 1918 Pablo Picasso 1907

11. Self-Portrait Drowning Girl
Andy Warhol 1967 Roy Lichtenstein 1962

12. Self Portrait Pensive Modern Girl
Francoise Neilly 2012 Karina Knight
(Paint and Palette Knife) (Pastel)

13. Portrait of Ryan
Traci Martin 2011
(Charcoal)

14. DIRECTIONS
1.Discuss with table partner each question in the 2nd
section of the “Evolution of Portraiture”
Questionnaire.
2.Write the answer to each question on your own
paper. We will trade, discuss and grade at the end.
Coming Up:
• Portrait pictures for the final Assignment.
• Facial proportions
• Individual Features
• Charcoal and Grounds
• Putting it all together….The final drawing!