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portraiture

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por·trai·ture  (pôrtr-chr, pr-)
n.
1. The art or practice of making portraits.
2. A portrait.
3. Portraits considered as a group.

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

portraiture
1. the process or art of painting portraits.
2. the portrait itself.
3. portraits collectively.
See also: Art
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.portraiture - a word picture of a person's appearance and character
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 centuryretratos 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
portraiture [ˈpɔːtrɪtʃəʳ] n (Art) → ritrattistica


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For divinity, maketh the love of ourselves the pattern; the love of our neighbors, but the portraiture.
A further proof is, that novices in the art attain to finish: of diction and precision of portraiture before they can construct the plot.
Among them towers the Poet Laureate, to whom perhaps Higgins may owe his Miltonic sympathies, though here again I must disclaim all portraiture.
 
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