portraiture
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- noun
- /ˈpɔrtrɪtʃər/
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retrato
- Many great masters have contributed to the evolution of portraiture, each bringing their unique style to the genre.
- conventions of portraiture
- Self-Portraiture
- Eighteenth-Century Portraiture
Examples
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In many ways, Laneuville's depiction of Cabarrus pays lip service to the conventions of female portraiture of the early 1790s.
Academic text (2011) -
Cabarrus's likeness is a limit case of the power of Revolutionary portraiture.
Academic text (2011) -
Much of the following information can also be applied to environmental and family portraiture as well as general photography.
Academic text (1993) -
Beth was bringing in money with her portraiture and photo editing.
Fiction book (1996) -
Features and costume were also primary elements of portraiture in the Ottoman context.
Academic text (2013) -
The statistics from the official Salon exhibitions testify to the growing visibility of portraiture.
Academic text (2011) -
Public and sepulchral images of horse and rider were common forms of portraiture in medieval and Renaissance Italy.
Academic text (1999) -
The reliefs exemplify one of several approaches to portraiture in Benin court art.
Academic text (1990) -
African studio portraiture is not exclusive to renowned photographers such as Malians Seydou Keita or Malick Sidibe.
Academic text (2008) -
The artist's latest exhibition showcases stunning examples of portraiture, depicting various historical figures.
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Portraiture comes from portrait, a word that originally meant 'to draw' or 'to portray' a person and is the same root as the common word portray, so portraiture is the art of making a person's image in paint, photo, or drawing.