Dreweatts Auction House in London will offer a work by Joan Carlile, widely believed to be the first female portrait painter active in Britain during the 17th century, at its Old Master, British, and ...

A woman portrait is more than a face on paper, it is a study of emotion, balance, and human expression. This video focuses on creating a detailed woman portrait by building strong proportions first, ...

This month, the focus is on women as this Saturday marks International Women’s Day. Acclaimed visual artist Giorgos Gerontidis contributes to the occasion in his own way by holding a new painting ...

Corpus Christi College recently unveiled the first portrait of a woman to hang in its hall since the College’s foundation in 1517. The portrait, which depicts the College’s President, Professor Helen ...

Miranda Roggenbuck lied to her teachers when they asked her what she wanted to do for a career. She copied her friend’s answer and said she wanted to be a veterinarian, all because she was often ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Right: "Woman holding flower" (a): ...

According to a recent article on Bloomberg, modern art portraits of women sell for more than modern art portraits of men. Citing Jeremiah Everts, Sotheby’s head of Impressionist and Modern Art, the ...

British artist Tracey Emin has hand drawn 45 female portraits that have been cast in bronze on the three doors that form the new entrance to the National Portrait Gallery. The Doors (2023) was ...

If you are in an office now, have a look around to see what are on the walls. If it is the kind of workplace or institution that displays paintings or photographs, what are they of? Are any of the ...