Portraiture

Artworks focused on depicting individuals, capturing their likeness and essence. This category spans historical portraits that reveal identity, status, and personality through the artist’s lens.

Julie de Graag, Portret van Larense boerenvrouw genaamd Lysemeut, paper, woodcut technique, 1916

Portrait of a Laren Peasant Woman Named Lysemeut (1916 CE)

Art Drawings Julie de Graag

A drawing from 1916, depicting a rural woman from Laren named Lysemeut reflecting rural Dutch life.

Egyptian torso sculpture of Amenpayom, Greco-Roman period, 200–100 BCE.

Torso of Amenpayom (200-100 BCE)

Antiquities Africa Egyptian Sculpture

A granodiorite torso from 200–100 BCE, depicting Amenpayom in a striding pose, carved with polished musculature and a back pillar.

Granodiorite head of Amenhotep III with the blue crown (khepresh), 1391–1353 BCE.

Head of Amenhotep III Wearing the Blue Crown (1391-1353 BCE)

Antiquities Africa Egyptian Sculpture

A granodiorite head from c. 1391–1353 BC, showing Amenhotep III with a textured blue crown, sculpted with polished facial features.

Roman marble portrait head of Vespasian recut from an earlier head of Nero

Portrait Head of Emperor Vespasian, Recut from Head of Nero (64-79 CE)

Antiquities Europe Rome Sculpture

A marble head from 64–79 CE, showing Emperor Vespasian’s features, reworked from a Nero portrait with altered hair and facial details.

Roman marble portrait bust of Empress Claudia Octavia, 50–70 CE

Portrait Bust of the Empress Claudia Octavia (50-70 CE)

Antiquities Europe Rome Sculpture

A marble bust from 50–70 CE, depicting Claudia Octavia with intricate coiffure, carved with detailed hair and stola.

Marble head of Alexander the Great, Hellenistic period (300–200 BCE).

Head of Alexander the Great (200-300 BCE)

Antiquities Europe Greece Sculpture

Carved between 300 and 200 BCE, this marble head presents Alexander the great with his signature hairstyle and a tilted gaze, capturing his youthful image.