Real & Not Real: Renaissance Portraits
- GARY McCARTNEY
- Jul 24, 2020
- 1 min read
Updated: Aug 21, 2020
I've recently developed a passion for Renaissance portraiture. In an era before photography, portraits were the only way of capturing a likeness. Realism was highly prized, and the skills in capturing details are quite incredible.
No less than the faces, the art of capturing fabrics and backgrounds were highly developed. Even with a black background, the composition of negative space is as considered as the likeness itself.
But here's the duality: the more lifelike the rendering, the more surreal it becomes. Real but not real. But beautiful nonetheless.
Comments