If you could have any painter, dead or alive, paint a portrait of you, who would you choose?

Answer 1

Constable i think he is the best painter for realistic paintings, granted he mainly worked with landscapes but they look so real that i would want him

Answer 2

Degas. He had the rare ability to produce not only a likeness capturing the living gesture of the subject, but also produce a painting which could stand on its own as a great work of art, reflecting something universal about being human, whether one was interested in the sitter or not. That is portraiture at its best. Cezanne could do it too, though he did it for landscape mostly, achieving something even Monet did not always achieve. And of course, there's Goya - though I still think I'd prefer to be portrayed by Degas.

Answer 3

Because I'm greedy I would want more than one! Everybodies choice would include Leonardo I'm sure, because of the Mona Lisa, so that would be one!
Secondly Albrecht Durer, Look at the portraits he did when he was just thirteen!
Thirdly Picasso, a brilliant teenage artist who developed through many stages to what we have now!
Fourth, possibly David Hockney, not necessarily a painting, but one of his 'photo joiners'. I think I have a pretty good range of artists there, but there are so many artists and so many styles, spoilt for choice!!!

Answer 4

For me it's a toss up between Johannes Vermeer and Vincent Van Gogh.

Vermeer and his technique of layering the pigment made for portraits with incredible depth. His shading and use of light was also extraordinary.

http://essentialvermeer.20m.com/catalogue/girl_with_a_pearl_earring.htm

On the other hand, Van Gogh and his unique style of spackling the thick pigment on the canvas gives a 3D feel to his paintings. Seeing one live, the paint literally stands an inch off of the canvas. I think it would be something different to have a portrait of yourself you literally want to reach out and touch.

http://www.artfund.org/artwork/4060/portrait-of-alexander-reid

Answer 5

Da Vinci; however I have a feeling that I would have to wait a very long time for the artist to finish the commission as he is noted for his tardiness. The man only completed sixteen paintings! Of all the work he did only sixteen are known to be finished.

Answer 6

A guy I knew from school Alan Cotton, he painted me when I was 11 yrs. old. He is now a famous painter, so I would not be able to afford him now !

Answer 7

Raja Ravivarma

Answer 8

Ummm. well Bob Ross has always been one of my favorite painters but Im not sure he paints portraits of people.
I heard he died tho.

Answer 9

Leonardo da Vinci or Juan Luna

Answer 10

Rolf Harris