THESIS

"The driving force of portraiture, over the span of history, is to make a statement about the societal displacement of power within a culture. This power structure and its terms of favor may change throughout history, from society to society. Whether that person be a noble court member, a member of a royal family, a commoner, or even a peasant or the homeless, these portraits accurately convey socio-economic structure, and the significance of power within that society. Our research will follow cultures and nations through their societal development and how that determines the significance and importance of portraiture in depiction."

This is a mere suggestion of what will be explained in the text.

Topic's covered will include

- Power and it's displacement in culture, and how it's evidenced in portraiture
- Portraiture as status statement or publicity
- Importance of subject matter, between religious, political, societal, or otherwise