Dukas Joh.

Dukas Joh. had a habit of painting people exactly as they were, right down to the unflattering details. He once told a sitter, "I won’t lie for you," and left the wrinkles and tired eyes in place. That straightforward honesty makes his work feel alive in a way old portraits often don’t.

If you like faces that tell real stories, look up his Portrait of Constantine I, it’s the kind of painting that makes you lean in closer.