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Great korean portraits Korean Portraits, Art of Brother and Spirit was originally written in Korean and was re-published in English with the support of the Korea Foundation in 2010. While the Korean version focused on examining the transformation and style of the times through the flow of portraits and representative works for Korean readers, the English version required new adjustments for foreign researchers and general readers. In selecting the works, in consideration of the importance of artisticity and the importance of the figures drawn in Korean history, only 50 of the 74 works dealt with in the Korean version were selected and attempted to show the essence of Korean portraits. It was. This book was originally written in Korean with the primary focus on reviewing the progress in stylistic development of Korean portrait painting through discussion of outstanding works representing each historical period. This English edition, compiled from the Korean version, is intended to introduce the essence of Korean portraiture tradition to foreign readers and researchers. To this end, the portraits of 50 prominent individuals have been selected based on the historical importance of the subjects as well as the artistic quality of their portraits.