Himalayan Art Resources

Painting: Portraits Page

Teachers Main Page

Subjects, Topics & Types:
- Description (below)
- Outline Page
- Figure Types
- Types of Portraits
- Function of Portrait Painting
- Sets of Figures
- Portraits Study Guide
- Sculpture Portraits
- Masterworks
- Confusions
- Others...

Videos:
- Tibetan Portrait Art
- Karmapa Early Portrait (Intro.)

4 Video Series:
- Introduction
- Karmapa Early Portraits (3 Karmapas)
- Pagdru Kagyu Portraits
- Khon Lineage Paintings

(1) Figure Types & Facial Types:
- Figure Types
--- Arhat
--- King
--- Lay Person
--- Monk
--- Siddha Figure

(2) Types of Portraits:
- Generic
- Distinctive Iconographic
--- Iconic Features & Characteristics
- Caricature
- True Portrait
--- Based on Life (True Portrait)
--- Copies Based on Life
--- Self Portraits
--- Ngadrama 'Looks Like Me'
- Sculpture Portraits
- Early Portraits (Painting)
- Indian Style Early Portraits

(3) Function of Portrait Painting:
- Devotional
- Lineage Teachers
- Funerary

(4) Sets of Figures:
- Standard Iconography Groupings
- Lineage Sets

Conclusion:

Jeff Watt 4-2015 [12-2018]

(The images below are only a selection of examples from the links above).