Glorify yourself and your family: A Portrait of Your Son
Portraiture became very popular during the Renaissance. Before then, only religious subjects
(Jesus, Mary, saints, etc.) were thought worthy of glorification in art. But once people got the idea that they could immortalize themselves
on canvas or in marble, it was just a short 400 year leap to home movies, cosmetic surgery, and tabloid magazines.
A portrait of our son, how lovely. Perhaps putting his face on the wall will encourage him to spend more time
at home—you know how he loves gazing at himself in the mirror.
So what materials shall be used to immortalize the little cutie?
Portraiture became very popular during the Renaissance. Before then, only religious subjects
(Jesus, Mary, saints, etc.) were thought worthy of glorification in art. But once people got the idea that they could immortalize themselves
on canvas or in marble, it was just a short 400 year leap to home movies, cosmetic surgery, and tabloid magazines.