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Painting by Brenda Zlamany, Self-Portrait with Benedict and Oxfordshire (oil on panel, 26" x 17", 1998). The image illustrates a distinct body of Brenda Zlamany's portraiture beginning in the late 1990s, when she began expanding the subjects of her portraiture beyond male artists to include everyday people, children, her family and herself, often in guises and poses that reinterpreted and commented on classical themes and motifs. This work and similar works have been publicly exhibited in prominent venues in the U.S. and internationally, discussed in major art journals and press publications.

Artist Brenda Zlamany. Copyright held by the artist.

Brenda Zlamany

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The image serves an informational and educational purpose as the primary means of illustrating a distinct body of Brenda Zlamany's portraiture beginning in the late 1990s: her expanded field of portraiture, which moved beyond male artists to include everyday people, children, her family and herself, often in guises and poses that reinterpreted and commented on classical themes and motifs. This work continued to be noted for its meticulous rendering and formal qualities, but also for its postmodern confrontation with representational conventions, Old Master technique and devices (e.g., the Madonna and Child motif, Renaissance poses), and ability to create narrative, context and inner presence. Because the article is about an artist and her work, the omission of the image would significantly limit a reader's understanding and ability to visualize this key shift and expansion in her work, which attracted national reviews and prominent exhibition. Zlamany's work of this type and this work in particular is discussed in the article and by prominent critics cited in the article.

There is no free equivalent of this or any other of this series by Brenda Zlamany so the image cannot be replaced by a free image.

The image will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original due to its low resolution and the general workings of the art market, which values the actual work of art. Because of the low resolution, illegal copies could not be made.