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One of the most ... painting types, portrait painting is aimed at ... a character on a canvas. Portrait paintings can be found in all mediums and are not limited to only human characters. Portraits can also contain multiple characters or even be a self-portrait, such as Van Gogh’s "Self-Portrait" \(1889\). These ... of paintings are often done to ... people or for family records. One of the most famous portrait ... is Giuseppe Arcimboldo, who ... various plants and animals to create ... portraits of people, such as his painting "Vertumnus" \(1591\).