self-portrait
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- noun
- /ˈsɛlfˌpɔrtrɪt/
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autorretrato
- The famous artist exhibited a self-portrait that showcased his unique style and emotions.
- an artist's self-portrait
- a photographic self-portrait
- a disguised self-portrait
Angela, I would like you to draw a self-portrait.
- Angela, I would like you to draw a self-portrait.
- But at that time being a painter, he decided with his wife who was an art critic to catalog, chronicle his own disease through self-portrait.
- Alright, next a self-portrait. Ohk gosh, a self-portrait. OK,
- It gives me kind of a self-portrait vibe, but without obviously the self-portrait price tag.
- I think I won't say make this a blanket statement, but I think that they're often self portraits and that they are heroic ideals.
Examples
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You know, I think that whenever you're trying to paint a self-portrait, you have to question some of the things that you do.
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After weeks of practice, she finally completed a self-portrait that resembled her well.
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I never made any claims on the self-portrait although I had every right to do that.
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His regular production of self-portraits in paint and print would continue up to his death.
Academic text (2015) -
And then yes, take a picture, but be sure to appreciate the entire self-portrait you are truly capturing.
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She drew a self-portrait just for you.
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In the 1430s, Alberti also seems to have produced the first independent self-portrait of the period.
Academic text (2012) -
Sloan's earliest known paintings are self-portraits, one from 1890, the other from 1894.
Academic text (2011) -
Erma had made a photocopy of Kethy's self-portrait and her detailed comments on it for safekeeping.
Fiction book (2001) -
Washing up the tea things afterwards, she came across her aborted self-portrait, mashed into the dustbin under the sink.
Fiction book (1998)
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Etymology
Self-portrait joins self ('oneself') and portrait, which comes from the verb portray meaning 'to show or draw'. So a self-portrait is literally a picture someone makes of themselves to 'show' who they are.