Paris Bordone e suas obras de arte

Portrait of a Man in Armor with Two Pages, oil on canvas, between 1520 and 1571.

        Paris Bordone (1500, Treviso, Republic of Venice [Italy] — Jan. 19, 1571, Venice) was a Renaissance Venetian painter of religious, mythological, and anecdotal subjects, part of the Mannerist art movement and former pupil of Tiziano Vecellio (also known in English as Titian) (1488, Pieve di Cadore, Republic of Venice — August 27, 1576, Venice). [1] [2]

        He is said to have mimicked his teacher's style, and because of that some of his artwork was attributed to Titian (well, Titian attributed it to himself). [3]
        What is most fascinating to me in his works isn't the religious or mythological pieces, but the portraits. He was indeed very good with painting real people.

Presentation of the ring to the Doge of Venice, oil in canvas, 1534.

My favorite portrait:

Portrait of a Man (With a Fragment of Antique Column), oil on canvas, 1530.

My second favorite portrait:

Portrait of Nikolaus Körbler, oil on canvas, 1532.

Venetian Lovers, oil in canvas, between 1525 and 1530.

The Virgin and Child with Donors, oil on canvas, between circa 1535 and circa 1540.

        These are just a few paintings by him. I like how he made them almost realistic (we can almost imagine they were like this in real life), but there still is his own view, his own style added to it, and the colours he chose to use in them are really appealing to the eye. I'm not an art expert, therefore I lack the exact words to express my admiration for his work. All I can say is that they're beautiful indeed. If I were to write fiction, I would rather pick portraits like these and by Frederic Leighton than real people to represent my characters. For some reason, they feel way more distinctive and expressive, vivid and evocative.