portraits

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Drawing portraits

2012
A guide to drawing portraits, covering materials, mark-making, developing a realistic style, and more and including step-by-step projects.

Rembrandt by himself

1999
Describes and illustrates all surviving examples of self portraits by seventeenth-century artist Rembrandt van Rijn, and includes examination of the variety of costumes depicted in the self portraits.

The picture of Dorian Gray

1988
Presents an annotated edition of the novel about Dorian Gray, a remarkably handsome youth who is corrupted into a life of terrible evil by Lord Henry Wotton; and includes backgrounds, reviews and reactions, and a selection of critical essays.

Painting with Picasso

2006
Set against the backdrop of well-known works by the artist Pablo Picasso, rhyming text explores the expressions and activities of various people, from a young girl catching a dove to a serious boy steering a donkey.

Retratos

1994
Presents portraits by famous artists, using transparent pages which permit the reader to discover interesting aspects of the paintings.

Faces

1996
Discusses the use of portraiture to express emotions and ideas from many periods and countries.

The picture of Dorian Gray

2007
A young man becomes entranced with the power of his physical beauty and stops aging, while his portrait, hidden away in his attic, ages for him.

The society portrait

from David to Warhol
2007

The picture of Dorian Gray

2002
Dorian Gray, a handsome aristocrat, meets Lord Henry Wotton and is corrupted into a terrible, decadent lifestyle and hedonistic existence.

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