. Portrait . cial expression. So the way to do this is to place the headin favorable lighting and toreproduce itfaithfully. Em-bellishments are not neces-sary. Raphael, Titian,VeroneseVelasquez, Rem-brandt, all have paintedportraits in that unpreten-tious manner, and one canstate without exaggeratingthat seventy-five per cent,of all portraits of thatperiod were executed inthat manner. The simple bust portraitis the oldest and most clas-sical form of far as it goes, it can not be improved upon. Itaccomplishes the task that is demanded of it. Ofcourse, if nothing else butbust port
. Portrait . cial expression. So the way to do this is to place the headin favorable lighting and toreproduce itfaithfully. Em-bellishments are not neces-sary. Raphael, Titian,VeroneseVelasquez, Rem-brandt, all have paintedportraits in that unpreten-tious manner, and one canstate without exaggeratingthat seventy-five per cent,of all portraits of thatperiod were executed inthat manner. The simple bust portraitis the oldest and most clas-sical form of far as it goes, it can not be improved upon. Itaccomplishes the task that is demanded of it. Ofcourse, if nothing else butbust portraits were made,the monotony of their ap-pearance would tire thebeholder, one would longfor more variety. But thatdoes not change the intrin-sic value of the method. Now, judge for portrait by Lawrenceis painted in the manner ofthe old masters. Its sim-plicity is convincing, andit is throughout handledwith consummate skill. But WaS the introduction Of the Self Portrait by Walter Shirlaw Philip IV. Portrait, hand, holding the eyeglasses, absolutely necessary? It isin perfect balance with the head and not obtrusive. Butis anything gained by it, does it help the head, does itimprove the composition ! Cover up the hand and youwill see that the picture is even a better one without it. As far as composition is concerned, the simple bustportrait is not quite as easy to master as one may imagineat first. The picture area has to be filled in a harmo-nious way and much depends on the size of the headand the placing of the same. The old masters fol-lowed out the device : to make the face and its immediateaccessories, as for instance a collar or cap, as luminousas possible. This represented a bright and independent,clearly defined shape that had to be placed to the bestadvantage on a darker square surface. This is the mainproblem, not to place it too high or too low. A hair-breadth sometimes will make a difference. The centerof the face should be located just a trifle above th
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