portraiture
Example Sentences
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Although he was uncomfortable with portraiture as a genre, he sat for practically anyone who asked him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Copley revolutionized American portraiture through his deft handling of paint and, still more, through his use of objects and clothing to combine individual psychology with social status.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 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
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
