Yep. I understand what are you meaning. But in all historical portraits you'll find the same, or almost the same.
And how do you imagine Saint-Just was? For me, he could be severe as a "German Priest" (as you've said above) but he also was melancholic and poetic. People is not in the same mood every day of the year. You'll notice this even in photos. Sometimes, people looks feisty in some of them...But they could look sad in others. Expression could change with your moods and even if you have a current character, moods could change. In this, I think that portraits are inferior than photos. You may have a lot of photos of a same person, but less portraits, and you must go purposely to have a portrait of you painted by an artist. Photos are casual and more spontaneous.
What a pity there were no photos at French Revolution times...
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Date: 2008-08-26 09:33 pm (UTC)And how do you imagine Saint-Just was? For me, he could be severe as a "German Priest" (as you've said above) but he also was melancholic and poetic. People is not in the same mood every day of the year. You'll notice this even in photos. Sometimes, people looks feisty in some of them...But they could look sad in others. Expression could change with your moods and even if you have a current character, moods could change. In this, I think that portraits are inferior than photos. You may have a lot of photos of a same person, but less portraits, and you must go purposely to have a portrait of you painted by an artist. Photos are casual and more spontaneous.
What a pity there were no photos at French Revolution times...
HanriotFran (Vanesa)