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#capturingalikeness – observation and perception 06

Walking round the National Gallery while thinking about my portrait project, I snapped these close-ups of paintings I liked, selecting them for their range of styles and treatments. Live models would have been used by the artists in all cases, but in some, only as a starting point.

Hand details – Portrait of Johan de Reus by Nicolas Maes [Cat: (05) CAPTURING A LIKENESS 009]

Quick research 05

#capturingalikeness – observation and perception 05

Walking round the National Gallery while thinking about my portrait project, I snapped these close-ups of paintings I liked, selecting them for their range of styles and treatments. Live models would have been used by the artists in all cases, but in some, only as a starting point.

Portrait of Johan de Reus by Nicolas Maes [Cat: (05) CAPTURING A LIKENESS 013]

Quick research 04

#capturingalikeness – observation and perception 04

Walking round the National Gallery while thinking about my portrait project, I snapped these close-ups of paintings I liked, selecting them for their range of styles and treatments. Live models would have been used by the artists in all cases, but in some, only as a starting point.

Portrait of Johan de Reus by Nicolas Maes [Cat: (05) CAPTURING A LIKENESS 011]