![]() ![]() Artists back then were very familiar with comic art in general, comic illustrations, pictorial satires and the art of grotesque but portrait-caricature wasn’t intended in its full meaning “… the conscious distortion of the features of a person with the aim of ridicule.” E. It has rather surprised me to find out that portrait caricature was not known as a form of art in classical times or in the Middle Ages. Origin: “mid 18th century: from French, from Italian caricatura, from caricare 'load, exaggerate', from Latin carricare.” Here’s the definition of caricature found in the English Oxford Dictionary: “A picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect”. ![]() I will share with you what I find out in a series of posts about this subject. I am studying its origins and the works of some great artists who gave this art form a dignity of its own. Recently, I felt the need to read up a bit on the history of caricature. How to Draw Caricatures, by Lenn Redman Part 1 - the Carracci brothers ![]() caricaturists exaggerate for the sake of truth, as opposed to distorting in order to deny that truth.” “ …the essence of caricature is exaggeration-not distortion.
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