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EXHIBITION Beyond the Surface: Capturing Meaning Through Portraiture
Rollins Museum of Art
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Circle of Anthony van Dyck, (Flemish, 1599–1641), Portrait of Henrietta Maria, ca. 1640s, Oil on canvas, 27 x 22 3/4 in., Gift of the Myers Family, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Myers, Jr.'42 and June Reinhold Myers'41 in memory of John C. Myers, Sr., 1962.1
How do portraits influence our perception of their sitters? What do they communicate about values and role in society? For centuries portraiture has been a fundamental form of art in the western world. From images of kings and queens to allegorical figures that embody moral values and convey symbolic meaning, portraits document social and political structures of times past. They tell stories, not only of the people represented, but also of their historical context, and of their unique function as objects.
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