portraiture
portraiture
Definition
por·traiture (pôr′tri c̸hər)
noun
- the process, practice, or art of portraying
- a portrait
- portraits collectively
Etymology: ME purtreiture < MFr: see portray
portraiture
Synonyms
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.
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