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portraiture Definition

por·traiture (pôr′tri c̸hər)

noun

  1. the process, practice, or art of portraying
  2. a portrait
  3. portraits collectively

Etymology: ME purtreiture < MFr: see portray

portraiture Synonyms

portraiture

n.

representation, portrait, painting; see art 3, picture 2.

portraiture Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: Many other types of photography also available, including portraiture.
  • do: I mostly shoot still life but have done some portraiture in the past.
  • explore: The two exhibitions will be accompanied by a series of free, weekly, public lectures exploring portraiture in art and coins.

Adjective modifier

  • photographic: Her recent images from Stages of Mourning are included in a publication on women's photographic self portraiture ( Masquerade, Iris 2004 ).
  • contemporary: Contemporary portraiture is, naturally, also one of our specialities.
  • British: The primary center for research in the field of British portraiture.
  • traditional: The 10 styles currently offered cover a broad range of artistic tastes, from pop art, to more traditional oil portraiture.
  • modern: Modern portraiture has a fresher, brighter, look to it.
  • animal: Susie lives and works in central London and specializes in animal portraiture.

Modifies a noun

  • work: I've made a decision these past few months to cut back on portraiture work.
  • photography: Increasingly popular with couples is Julian's elegant combination of candid reportage style and classical group portraiture photography.

Noun used with modifier

  • self: Self portraiture is a useful device for the examination these issues.
  • family: Contents included rare European and Oriental works of art and furniture, family portraiture and a valuable library.
  • celebrity: This collection is an extension of Corbis Outline's celebrity portraiture offering.
  • studio: Use your studio portraiture skills to duplicate two of the selected images.
  • sport: Dod has recently diversified into more figurative work and sports portraiture.
  • animal: Excellent animal portraiture, and that's just the start wait until you go deeper into the site.

Possessives

  • child: Sara Stewart opened her portrait gallery Fine Art Commissions in 1999 and seven years on has seen a huge growth in children's portraiture.

Preposition: in

  • art: The two exhibitions will be accompanied by a series of free, weekly, public lectures exploring portraiture in art and coins.

Preposition: of

  • man: Watts devoted himself to grand, universal themes, while earning a living from portraiture of eminent men.