Portrait Definition–noun | 1. | a likeness of a person, esp. of the face, as a painting, drawing, or photograph: a gallery of family portraits. |
| 2. | a verbal picture or description, usually of a person: a biography that provides a fascinating portrait of an 18th-century rogue. |
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Related topics from BritannicaFayum portrait
any of the funerary portraits dating from the Roman period (1st to the 4th century) found in Egyptian tombs throughout Egypt but particularly at the oasis of al-Fayyum. Depictions of the head and ...
National Portrait Gallery
museum in London that houses the national collection of portraits of British men and women. It is located adjacent to the National Gallery, north of Trafalgar Square, in Westminster.Rembrandt van Rijn
From 1631 to 1635, in Uylenburgh's workshop, Rembrandt produced a substantial number of portraits (mainly pairs of pendants) and some group portraits, such as The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp ...
drawing
Drawn 15th-century portraits-by Pisanello or Jan van Eyck, for example-may be considered completed pictorial works in their concentration, execution, and distribution of space. The clear, delicately ...
Titian
One of Titian's great triumphs came when he answered the call to Bologna in 1530 at the time of Charles V's coronation as Holy Roman emperor. In 1531, in keeping with his social state, he moved to a ...
Titian
Among his portraits is the full-length, dashingly rendered figure of the duke of Atri, who is dressed in red velvet. One of the latest and most dramatic was Jacopo Strada, in which this brilliant ...
Titian
The large number of masterpieces in portraiture that Titian continued to create throughout the rest of his life is astounding. Pope Paul III and his grandson, Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, began to ...
coin
The coinage of Alexander established a new style: the coin portrait became an almost regular feature in Greek currency that was predominantly regal. The portrait, however, was not at first that of a ...
coin
The use of Caesar's own portrait upon coinage set a precedent; although under Augustus and Tiberius token denominations occasionally lacked the imperial portrait, it was thereafter an essential ...
Hogarth, William
After Thornhill's death, in 1734, Hogarth reestablished his drawing school on a cooperative basis, and it became an important arena for artistic discussion and experiment. In 1735, in line with the ...
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EMedia Wire - Found Oct. 29, 2008
DRAGON-LION MEDIA's Edmund Druilhet has just announced the production of 'The Maureen Sullivan Stemberg Story: A Portrait In Courage', a documentary
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Artist to create massive Obama portrait on beach
CNN - Found Oct. 25, 2008
The portrait of Obama's face will be 445 feet long by 264 feet wide (139.28 by 82.67 meters) and the artist hopes to have it done by late next...
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Dallas Morning News - Found Oct. 24, 2008
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... suggests there may be more to this specific man in motion than his cubistic portrait reveals. ZIDANE A 21st Century Portrait Opens on Friday in...
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