How to look at and understand great art Episode 18, Portraits - how artists see others Episode 18, Portraits - how artists see others

Streaming video - 2011

In examining the diverse functions and types of portraits, study the important elements of facial presentation and the subject's position and gaze with relation to the viewer and the pictorial space. See how Rembrandt added dramatic power to his group "corporation" portraits, and how David carefully rendered Napoleon in symbolic terms.

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Genres
Documentary films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses 2011.
2017.
Language
English
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
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Item Description
Title from title frames.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (33 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Playing Time
00:32:11
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).