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	Anthony Van Dyck Anthony Van Dyck The Flemish painter Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641) transformed the court portrait into a vehicle of great expressiveness. In the 17th century the city of Antwerp could boast three eminent artists—Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony Van Dyck... Read more
	Sir James Gunn Gunn, Sir James (1893–1964). British portrait painter, born in Glasgow. He studied at Glasgow School of Art, Edinburgh College of Art, and the Académie Julian, Paris, then after serving in the Artists' Rifles in the First World War, he settled in London. There he enjoyed a successful... Read more
	Bartholomeus van der Helst Bartholomeus van der Helst , 1613-70, Dutch portrait painter. In Amsterdam the wealthy citizens preferred his flattering, tasteful portraits to those of Rembrandt. He painted several group portraits for the city fathers; among the best are Banquet of the Civic Guard (1648) and Syndics of the... Read more
	Lovis Corinth Lovis Corinth , 1858-1925, German painter and graphic artist. He studied in Paris and Munich, joined the Berlin secession group, and later succeeded Max Liebermann as president. His early work was naturalistic in approach. Corinth was antagonistic toward the expressionist movement, although after a... Read more
	Sir William Rothenstein Sir William Rothenstein , 1872-1945, English painter and writer. He was well known for his portraits of famous people and for his pictures of Jewish subjects, including Jews Mourning in the Synagogue (Tate Gall., London). There is a self-portrait in the Metropolitan Museum. He worked as an artist... Read more
	portraiture portraiture the art of representing the physical or psychological likeness of a real or imaginary individual. The principal portrait media are painting, drawing, sculpture, and photography. From earliest times the portrait has been considered a means to immortality. Many cultures have attributed... Read more
	George Romney George Romney , 1734-1802, English portrait painter, b. Lancashire. Having had little early training, Romney went to London in 1762, where he rapidly became a popular and fashionable portrait painter. He studied in Italy (1773-75), and returned to England to rival Reynolds in popularity. In 1783,... Read more
	Robert Feke Robert Feke , c.1705-c.1750, early American portrait painter, b. Oyster Bay, N.Y. He practiced in Newport, R.I., New York City, Philadelphia, and Boston. He probably studied in Europe for a time, but soon developed a very personal painting style. His best-known portrait of Isaac Royall and his... Read more
	Egon Schiele Egon Schiele , 1890-1918, Austrian expressionist painter and draftsman, studied Vietta Academy of Fine Arts. Influenced by the French impressionists, then by Gustav Klimt , Schiele developed a taut, linear style, emphasizing attenuated anatomical structure in drawings and paintings that often have... Read more
	John Smibert John Smibert , 1688-1751, American portrait painter, b. Scotland, the first skillful painter in New England. After his apprenticeship to an Edinburgh house painter, he went to London. There he studied art, made a trip to Italy, then returned to London, where he had small success. He emigrated (1729)... Read more