Old art portrait

Painting of an extremely surprised man, styled after Caravaggio's old master Baroque oil paintings.

by Fausto Zonaro. Fausto Zonaro (18 September 1854 – 19 July 1929) was an Italian painter and the court painter (Ottoman Turkish: Ressam-ı Hazret-i Şehriyari) of Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II. He was a prolific artist who created hundreds of works, most of which are of the Ottoman Empire.

Lippert: The Young Apprentice. But if course it is the reflection of the older man which grabs the attention, not the apparent and superficial subject of the picture. re-blogged from blastedheath

Marie Duplessis was born in 1824 as Rose Alphonsine Plessis in a poor family she was passed around as a child and only moved to Paris when she came of age. While in Paris she was constantly in and out of jobs and soon came to realise that her looks were best asset. So she began her life as a courtesan and began to work her way up to the wealthiest citizens of Paris. Her head was turned by the wealth and her days were now filled with shopping and getting ready for the Salon's, Parties or…

Portrait paintings: Portrait paintings are great if you want to focus on the appearance of the subject visually. Portrait paintings have been around for many centuries; else we wouldn’t have

Duchess Carmen highlights her straight coiffure with a substantial chignon while wearing a dress with what appear to be sheer accordion-style...

Told you my degree would come in handy, Mom.

Portrait of the Hon. Edith Jocelyn, Viscountess Sudley, bust length, in a yellow dress and white wrap (1876). Heinrich M. Müller (German, 19th Century). Oil on canvas. Detail.