portraiture
noun
por·trai·ture
ˈpȯr-trə-ˌchu̇r 
-chər,
-ˌtyu̇r,
-ˌtu̇r
Examples of portraiture in a Sentence
The museum is exhibiting portraiture from the late 19th century.
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Straight-on portraiture may be the most challenging genre.
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
The second, by Conrad Rudolph, represented the FACES (Faces, Art, and Computerized Evaluation Systems) project, which uses facial recognition to identify the subjects of European portraiture.
—Sonja Drimmer, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
Nevertheless, the sense of powerful, sensual ease that permeates her portraiture is present within these rooms, with the choice of décor and arrangement of objects suggesting not a single narrative but many layers of narrative possibility.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 14 Mar. 2025
The portraiture of a Black woman, along with the straw hat (an item synonymous with campesino iconography), brought together several concepts, and grew to become Catlett’s most renowned image in the eyes of many.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 23 Mar. 2025
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
The second, by Conrad Rudolph, represented the FACES (Faces, Art, and Computerized Evaluation Systems) project, which uses facial recognition to identify the subjects of European portraiture.
—Sonja Drimmer, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
Nevertheless, the sense of powerful, sensual ease that permeates her portraiture is present within these rooms, with the choice of décor and arrangement of objects suggesting not a single narrative but many layers of narrative possibility.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 14 Mar. 2025
The portraiture of a Black woman, along with the straw hat (an item synonymous with campesino iconography), brought together several concepts, and grew to become Catlett’s most renowned image in the eyes of many.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 23 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for portraiture
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“Portraiture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/portraiture. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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