What it tells us about the past: This sculpture, discovered at the archaeological site of Dolní Vĕstonice in the Czech Republic in the 1920s, is considered the oldest surviving portrait of a person ...

The Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3) shines a spotlight on the art of portraiture—one of the most intimate and expressive genres in photography. This year’s winners in the Portraiture category ...

Jos Avery, an Instagram photographer who claims to have a collection of photorealistic human portraits, has become one of the most popular content creators on the platform. With over 26,900 followers, ...

The most striking moments in Kameron Neal’s 2023 video installation “Down the Barrel (of a Lens)” are freeze-frame shots of people on the street, protesting war, racial inequality and abuses of state ...

In our age of digitally retouched selfies, Francis Bacon’s portraits come as a monumental shock. The faces in his paintings, which dissolve at every turn, are chilling – as a major show at the ...

“Francis Bacon: Human Presence” at London’s National Portrait Gallery is the institution’s first exhibition of the artist’s portraits. Featuring more than fifty key paintings from across his career, ...

What it is: A face carved out of mammoth ivory Where it is from: The South Moravian region of the Czech Republic When it was ...