Portraiture Meaning
/ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɹɪtjʊə(ɹ)/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA portrait; a likeness; a painted resemblance; hence, that which is copied from some example or model.
nounThe art of painting or photographing portraits.
Sentence Examples
The gallery specializes in classic European portraiture.
He is a master of the art of photographic portraiture.
The exhibition showcased beautiful examples of modern portraiture.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She studied ____ in art school, focusing on painting human faces.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The exhibition focused on ____, displaying works by masters of the genre from five centuries.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English portraiture, portrature, purtraiture, pourtreture, from Old French portraiture, pourtraiture and Anglo-Norman purtraiture.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"For, by the image of my cause, I see / The portraiture of his."
— c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She studied ____ in art school, focusing on painting human faces.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The exhibition focused on ____, displaying works by masters of the genre from five centuries.