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Why were portraits important in early history? Using key terms from the lesson, describe the above self-portrait by
Rembrandt
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Portraits were used to capture a person's picture before photography and film. A painting is Rembrandt's self-portrait, or portrait of the painter himself. It's a realistic frontal self-portrait with significant contrasts between light and dark to highlight the artist's face and exhibit detail. Each component is proportioned so that no single aspect stands out, but rather complements the others. Although waves in their natural state are not necessarily art, Katsushika Hokusai has caught the ferocity of the waves as well as the grandeur of the ocean by painting a frozen image of a gigantic wave right before it crashes down on the sea below. The artist employed proportion to emphasize the main wave, demonstrating its dominance over the other waves.

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