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Example Question #21 : Understanding Terminology That Describes Fourteenth Through Sixteenth Century 2 D Art
A _____________ portrait is a portrait within a larger painting which represents the person who commissioned it.
Possible Answers:
patron
artist
donor
saint
Correct answer:
donor
Explanation:
A donor portrait is a portrait within a larger painting of the person who commissioned it. Donor portraits are especially common in the art of the Renaissance, particularly in religious painting. The purposes of the donor portrait was to memorialize the person who commissioned the work of art, particularly to solicit prayers for them after their death.
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