portraiture

por·trai·ture  (pôrtr-chr, pr-)

n.

1. The art or practice of making portraits.

2. A portrait.

3. Portraits considered as a group.

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portraiture [ˈpɔːtrɪtʃə]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) the practice or art of making portraits

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms)

a.  another term for portrait [1]

b.  portraits collectively

3. a verbal description

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portraiture

1. the process or art of painting portraits.
2. the portrait itself.
3. portraits collectively.

See also: Art

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	portraiture - a word picture of a person's appearance and character portrait, portrayal characterisation, characterization, delineation, depiction, word picture, word-painting, picture - a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters"
	2.	portraiture - the activity of making portraits delineation, depiction, portrayal - representation by drawing or painting etc

Translations

portraiture [ˈpɔːtrɪtʃəʳ] N (= portrait) → retrato m; (= portraits collectively) → retratos mpl; (= art of portraiture) → arte m de retratar
Spanish portraiture in the 16th century → retratos mpl españoles del siglo XVI

portraiture

n (= portrait) → Porträt nt; (= portraits collectively) → Porträts pl; (= art of portraiture) (painting) → Porträtmalerei f; (Phot) → Porträtfotografie f

portraiture [ˈpɔːtrɪtʃəʳ] n (Art) → ritrattistica