National Portrait Gallery | Art explainer: expressing identity through portraiture @nationalportraitgallery | Uploaded September 2023 | Updated October 2024, 12 minutes ago.
Get to grips with the idea of identity in art with a dazzling assortment of portraits, old and new.

Our identity is what makes each of us unique. It can be a huge, complex concept, that goes beyond physical appearance. Explore the different ways artists have created portraits that express something about their sitters, and the sitter’s role in communicating their sense of self.

Explore further at: npg.org.uk/schools-hub/art-explainer-expressing-identity-through-portraiture