Portrait Oil Painting | Hand-painted Portrait Paintings Art Reproduction Canvas SALE

Portrait painting is a genre in painting, where the intent is to depict the visual appearance of the subject. Beside human beings, animals, pets and even inanimate objects can be chosen as the subject for a portrait. In addition to portrait oil painting, portraits can also be made in other media such as marble, bronze, ivory, wood, ceramic, etching, lithography, photography, even video and digital media.

The term portrait oil painting can also describe the actual painted portrait. Portraitists create their work by commission, for public and private persons, or are inspired by admiration or affection for the subject. Portraits are often important state and family records, as well as remembrances. If an artist portrays him- or herself, the result is called a self-portrait.

Historically, portrait oil paintings have primarily memorialized the rich and powerful. Over time, however, it became more common for middle-class patrons to commission portraits of their families and colleagues. Today, the portrait painting is still commissioned by governments, corporations, groups, clubs, and individuals.

These portrait paintings are more then just simple photos. They are of an individual or couple whom the artist wanted to immortalize for history with care and thought. Enjoy a painting of someone that an artist once loved or immortalize someone you love with a handmade oil painting created just for you.