From "noble" To "civilian"

Western realistic portrait painting development has evolved over centuries,its function due to the change of portrait object has also changed,from the original record,flatter role gradually transformed into the expression of the ability to interpret his own.The object of Western realistic portrait painting has gone through the transformation from "aristocracy" to "civilian",free from the shackles of religious imperial power,and portraits go to the public.Chinese modern learning western realistic portrait painting has also experienced a similar process,Chinese portrait painting is how to accept and evolve their own artistic language,this thesis based on the research of Western realistic portrait painting function,to further explore the influence of Chinese realistic portrait painting.