portraiture

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You could say that the Flemish painter, who served in the courts of two 17th-century English kings, created an imposing style of portraiture that was its own last word.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

A transcript of a candid conversation, held when Van Der Zee was 91 years old, is one of two texts that complement the funeral portraiture; the other is writing by the poet Owen Dodson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

The auctioneer's Luke Bodalbhai said the Fellowes painting exhibited Carriera's "talent as one of the leading lights of 18th Century portraiture".

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025

In 2022, this portrait was a finalist in the gallery’s Outwin portraiture series.

From Slate • Aug. 22, 2025

Indeed, except for portraiture, it can be argued that the decorative arts were the fine arts of America.

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