Pictures with character
Time:2024-05-21 16:32:20 Source:healthViews(143)
Faces of Time showcases Western portraiture in Beijing. LIN QI/CHINA DAILY
Fine examples of Western portraiture, spanning five centuries and featuring prominent historical figures, are on show in Beijing, Lin Qi reports.
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) once said: "Nobody knows if the portraits of the great men resemble them, it is enough that their genius lives there."
The French general and emperor obviously had a good sense of the importance of ordering portraiture to enhance his image as someone brilliant, powerful and superior. He would have felt satisfied that his dozen portraits, which remain intact in public and private collections around the world, have ensured his profile as one of history's most accomplished figures endures today.
Now four of those portraits, vividly presenting his masculinity and heroism from different perspectives, are on show at Faces of Time, a Beijing exhibition of Western portraiture with works spanning five centuries at the National Centre for the Performing Arts. The exhibition is set to run until Nov 12.
On show are 56 fine figure paintings and portraits from the collection of the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum of Japan.
You may also like
- Iran helicopter crash that killed President Raisi could reverberate across the Middle East
- Conservatives compelled by Trump are pushing Nebraska to adopt a winner
- Court says judge had no authority to halt Medicare Advantage plan for Delaware government retirees
- Biden heads to his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, to talk about taxes
- Student fatally shot, suspect detained at Georgia's Kennesaw State University
- Bryce Miller twirls another gem and leads the Mariners past the Cubs 4
- Marcus Sasser leads Pistons past Mavericks 107
- Los Angeles County's troubled juvenile halls get reprieve, can remain open after improvements
- Trump accepts a VP debate but wants it on Fox News. Harris has already said yes to CBS