noun
portraiture
POR-truh-cher/ˈpɔːrtrətʃər/
The art of depicting a person's appearance or character.
Her portraiture captures both a person's appearance and inner character.
Etymology
Old French portraiture named a portrait, image, or resemblance. The selected meaning shifts attention from the likeness produced to the art or practice of producing it.
In context
numerous examples that we could look at to make the point that Evans portraits of the Prince and King Henry, draw emphatically on a tradition of European grand manner of portraiture
More examples
- The museum offers a class in portraiture.
- She studies portraiture to improve the faces in her paintings.
- The novelist's portraiture brings even minor characters to life.
Forms
portrait noun — A picture or description of a person.
portraitist noun — An artist who specializes in making portraits.
Similar words
- portrayal
- Emphasizes a particular representation rather than the art of portrait-making.
- depiction
- Can represent any subject, not just a person's appearance or character.