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portraiture

[pawr-tri-cher, pohr-] / ˈpɔr trɪ tʃər, ˈpoʊr- /




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Their artistic collaboration is considered one of the celebrated triumphs of 20th century portraiture.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

This is, to put it plainly, the stuff of well-considered emotional rawness, painstaking portraiture of our collective pasts.

From Salon May 12, 2026

Eleri Lynn, chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces, said the display of images spanning 300 years of family photoshoots, commissioned portraiture and official engagements would embark on a tour planned to span the UK.

From BBC Apr. 12, 2026

In the 2010s, her watercolor portraits of U.S. congresswomen went viral for their commentary on political portraiture and the “power suit.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 13, 2026

They are the first harbingers of a tradition of portraiture that will continue unbroken until the collapse of the Roman Empire.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson




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