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Portraits were highly stylized and symbolic, often designed to convey the eternal nature of the divine ruler.

Portraits emphasized idealized beauty, harmony, and the pursuit of perfection.

Portraiture was realistic and often included details that communicated the subject’s character and accomplishments.

Portraits were often religious in nature, depicting saints and other biblical figures with symbolic iconography.

Portraits became more lifelike, with an emphasis on individualism and the use of perspective.

Dynamic, dramatic, and often grandiose, portraits often captured the sitter in mid-action, with a strong play of light and shadow.

Portraits were light, elegant, and charming, often set in pastoral or romantic settings and included ornamental elements.

Portraits returned to the simplicity and elegance of Classical art with a focus on idealization and virtue.

Portraits often captured the emotional state and the individuality of the subject, sometimes with a focus on the sublime or exotic.

Portraits depicted people of all social classes with a focus on everyday life, often conveying the sitter's socio-political status.

Portraits were often painted with quick brushstrokes intended to capture the movement and light of the moment.

Portraits featured more vivid colors and greater emotional depth, sometimes using symbolic content and unusual color palettes.

Portraits were characterized by wildly expressive color, bold brushwork, and a lack of concern for realistic representation.

Portraits aimed to express the psychological state of the subject, often with distorted forms and striking colors.

Portraits were deconstructed into geometric forms, challenging the viewer’s perception of perspective and representation.

Portraits often explored the unconscious mind with dream-like scenes and irrational juxtapositions.

Portraiture in this movement was less common, but when present, focused more on the emotional or expressive content conveyed through abstract forms.

Portraits often incorporated elements from popular culture and media, using bright colors and commercial techniques like silkscreen.

While portraiture was not a focus of Minimalism, when depicted, portraits were simplified to their basic elements with little to no expression.