PORTRAIT

Portrait

A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in photography a portrait is generally not a snapshot, but a composed image of a person in a still position. A portrait often shows a person looking directly at the painter or photographer, in order to most successfully engage the subject with the viewer.

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portrait

Noun

  1. A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.
  2. An accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.
    The author painted a good portrait of urban life in New York in his latest book.
  3. A print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.

Verb

  1. To portray; to draw.

Adjective

  1. Representing the actual features of an individual; not ideal.
    a portrait bust; a portrait statue


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