Art Book About Portraits

With the rise of the 'selfie' and social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook, modern-day portraits have become incredibly popular and this book is a brilliant guide to their origin. Learn how Shah Jahan, an Indian artist, used real gold in his portrait to convey the importance of his subject, and how Frida Kahlo experimented with distorting mirrors to show her face in a different way, while painting a self portrait.

What is a portrait? What forms do portraits come in? Why are portraits so popular? Find out the answers to these intriguing questions in this detailed information book with breath-taking oil paintings, photographs and illustrations.

About the Author

Rosie Dickins is a published author and an editor of children's books. Some of the published credits of Rosie Dickins include William Shakespeare (Usborne Young Reading Series), First Book of Art: With Lots of Projects to Do (First Book of...), Leonardo Da Vinci: Internet Referenced (Famous Lives Gift Books), and Illustrated Fairy Tales (Illustrated Stories).