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Example or alter ego? : aspects of the portrait historié in Western art from Antiquity to the present / edited by Volker Manuth, Rudie van Leeuwen, Jos Koldewij

Introduction. Part I. Assimilation and deification in the classical portrait historié. From Phidias to Constantine: The Portrait Historié in Classical Antiquity (Stephan T.A.M. Mols, Eric M. Moormann, ...
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Presidential portraits: Inside Kehinde Wiley’s secret, decade-long project painting African leaders

Art history is filled with examples of the powerful and the wealthy communicating their status through portraiture. Not just sovereigns, but military leaders, aristocrats, and champions of industry.