portrait
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Nine-year-old Sebastian paints a portrait of his family home, unable to comprehend that it no longer exists after the powerful quake that shattered western Colombia this week.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Before placing Castro's portrait in the window, Leonel Suarez gives it a kiss.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Moreover, it’s a refreshing look at the miscues of teen romance, a cliché-free portrait of the ’70s, and a sketch of beach-bum existence before waterfront property became synonymous with luxury.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
It was also the first color portrait I had ever painted, and it reassured me I had a gift.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The portrait studio was wedged between a barbershop and a shoe store.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
He opens a folder and takes out a stack of large photographs: portraits of prisoners.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
I scroll through the portraits he’d emailed me: two women laughing, a family smiling, and my personal favorite, a pop-artish rendering of Gigi Hadid.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
And both Mr. Ralph, as Mia’s husband, Barry, who is most seduced by dreams of tech millions, and Mr. Tippett as Paul give fine portraits of men on the cusp of middle-aged anxiety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Under a blazing sun, clad in black and clutching portraits of their slain leader Ali Khamenei, Iranian pilgrims streamed across the border into Iraq to observe the Arbaeen, the most revered event in Shia Islam.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
One of several portraits of Kenelm Digby by Anthony van Dyck.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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