“For centuries, portraiture has captured the imagination of artists and viewers, not to say the sitters themselves,” Rand states. “But what makes a portrait successful? Is it an accurate likeness? An indication of the sitter’s character or social status? A fabulous mastery of the formal possibilities of art-making? Eye to Eye explores these questions through close examination of a fascinating group of masterworks, assembled before the public for the first time.”
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Портрет молодой женщины, c. 1580s, by Alessandro Allori.

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Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish, 1577–1640, Портрет молодого человека. c. 1613–15.

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Портрет графа Honoré de La Riboisière, 1815, by Antoine-Jean Gros.

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Автопортрет, 1820, by Jean-Augustin Franquelin.
Музей искусств Кларк (Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute) 23 января-27марта 2011