Portraiture

Art focused on depicting individual people and their likenesses.

Articles with this tag: 5 Updated: May 14, 2026

Articles with this tag

Aaron Shikler Aaron Abraham Shikler (1922–2015) was an American portrait painter best known for the official White House portraits of John F. Kennedy and Nancy Reagan and for a restrained, intro…

Albert Newsam (1809–1864) — American painter and lithographer Albert Newsam Albert Newsam was a 19th-century American artist known for detailed portraits and lithographs of people and places. His prints document urban life and public figures and remain val…

Alonso Sánchez Coello: Spanish Renaissance Portraitist and Court Painter

Alonso Sánchez Coello: Spanish Renaissance Portraitist and Court Painter Alonso Sánchez Coello Alonso Sánchez Coello (c.1531/32–1588) was a leading Spanish Renaissance portrait painter, court artist to Philip II, and a key figure in establishing the formal Spanish portrait t…

Amedeo Modigliani — Italian Painter and Sculptor Amedeo Modigliani Italian modernist painter and sculptor known for elongated faces and stylized nudes; active in Parisian avant‑garde circles and now represented in major museum collections worldwid…

Clinton Family Portrait (Larry D. Alexander, 1995) Clinton Family Portrait Oil family portrait by Arkansas-born artist Larry D. Alexander, painted and gifted to President Bill Clinton in 1995; now in the Clinton Presidential Library collection. Overview,…