| Famous people have always inspired the general | | | | more prominent and recognized as great talents, |
| public. We see these people who are larger than life | | | | members of the aristocracy began to commission |
| and we wonder what it must be like to be them. | | | | these artists for paintings of themselves and family |
| These people are the faces and images of so many | | | | members. Being the most famous members of their |
| of our hopes and our dreams that we can't help but | | | | respective towns and societies, these worked as a |
| feel a connection to them. With an attitude like this, we | | | | form of celebrity art. |
| shouldn't feel all that surprised that we incorporate | | | | During the beginning of the 20th Century, theater |
| these celebrities into our art, nor that we have for all | | | | became more prominent and motion pictures were |
| time. From centuries old paintings of Bible heroes and | | | | born. Certain actors and actresses became more |
| saints to "modern" portraits of the explorers of the | | | | famous faces to the public and people began to look |
| times, the celebrities of any era have been popular | | | | at these celebrities in a new light. Artists became more |
| subjects for famous works of celebrity art. | | | | fascinated by the possibilities which these celebrities |
| Royalty was often considered to be the biggest | | | | offered and started to explore this in their work. These |
| celebrities of the past centuries as they had such a | | | | celebrities became the topics of different artistic |
| direct influence over the lives of everyone in the world. | | | | works, from simply portraits depicting the grace these |
| The fates of all of the countries were directly tied up | | | | celebrities carried to critiques of the person and how |
| with the royalty and because of this, everyone had an | | | | they fit into society. |
| invested fate in the members of the royal family. | | | | Some of these most famous works of art are highly |
| Paintings were often commissioned of these | | | | recognizable. The celebrities are iconic images that |
| celebrities. Additionally, some of the most popular icons | | | | nearly everyone who is familiar with culture can |
| of the time were figures from the Bible and different | | | | recognize and that is partly why the portraits are so |
| saints. In the days before television, theater, and the | | | | famous. Celebrity art of Marilyn Monroe, whether by |
| Internet, people did not have much more than the Bible, | | | | Andy Warhol or Salvador Dali, is highly recognizable. |
| making stories and characters from the Bible be the | | | | Other works of art are also famously noticed, such as |
| most popular celebrities of the time. This brought about | | | | some iconic movie posters of classic films by famous |
| a great deal of celebrity art in the form of these | | | | directors. Any collector who is looking to enhance an |
| figures. | | | | art collection should consider having some portraits of |
| As time passed, more paintings began to be made of | | | | famous celebrities in it, as these highly recognizable yet |
| famous world explorers, giving people an idea about | | | | rare pieces can lend an air of reputation to a private |
| who was looking all over the world and discovering | | | | collection. |
| new lands. As artists themselves started to become | | | | |
