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Portraiture

/ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɹɪtjʊə(ɹ)/
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(noun) A portrait; a likeness; a painted resemblance; hence, that which is copied from some example or model.

The gallery specializes in classic European portraiture.
He is a master of the art of photographic portraiture.
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The exhibition focused on ____, displaying works by masters of the genre from five centuries.

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