Portraiture

Aliza Nisenbaum is best known for her bright, large-scale portraits of people and community groups.
She was one of the leading female painters of her generation and the most important Swiss female portrait artist of the early modern era. Her name: Ottilie W. Roederstein.
Influenced by the Mexican mural movement and its depiction of social history, Nisenbaum creates paintings that often focus on different members of a community and with the current global health…
How Ignacio Zuloaga went from exiled reject to Francisco Franco’s preferred portraitist
Grandiose. Monumental. Chas and Dave? Find out what people had to say about Holbein's 'The Ambassadors'.
Artists have abandoned artworks for many reasons throughout history. Guest host John Green shares some of his favorite unfinished artworks and explains why they resonate with him so deeply. Featuring…
Experts at The National Gallery explain why Gainsborough's painting has intrigued people for centuries.
A celebrated painter in her own time, Thérèse Schwartze later fell into obscurity. Now she is being rediscovered.