The History of Portraiture: From Ancient Egypt to AI
A practitioner’s history of portraiture — from Egypt’s Fayum portraits and the Renaissance three-quarter turn to photography, the selfie and AI.
Portrait Art: Types, History & Famous Examples Explained
A practitioner’s guide to portraiture as an art genre: its types, history, famous works, and how to read a portrait.
The History of Self-Portraits: From Cave Paintings and Mirrors to Instagram and AI
Forty thousand years ago, someone pressed their hand flat against a cave wall in northern Spain, blew red ochre powder around their fingers, and stepped back to look. The stencil of a hand — their hand — remained on the stone. I was here. This is what I look like. Last Tuesday, approximately 93 million […]