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How to pronounce portraiture in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms portrait, portrayal
Type of characterisation, characterization, delineation, picture, word-painting, word picture, depiction
Derivation portray
Type Words
Type of delineation, portrayal, depiction
Derivation portray

Examples of portraiture

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With this work David took the genre of the equestrian portraiture to its zenith.
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Fifth-graders have been working on portraiture and created a sculpture with wire.
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The most fascinating element in photographic portraiture is the subject's eyes.
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Raphael was well known for his comtemporary portraiture and his sweet Madonnas.
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Young artists take part in a portraiture class at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.
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Blessedly, she makes no attempt to inflate celebrity portraiture into High Art.
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Indeed, the entire exhibit is heavily weighted with portraiture and landscapes.
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After Catherine's death, a decline in the quality of French portraiture set in.
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Questions also remain whether the beauty of Nefertiti is portraiture or idealism.
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More examples
  • Portrayal: a word picture of a person's appearance and character
  • The activity of making portraits
  • (portrait) any likeness of a person, in any medium; "the photographer made excellent portraits"
  • (A Portrait) A Portrait is a compilation album from alternative rock band Voice of the Beehive. Released in Canada only, the album contained singles and tracks from the band's first two albums Let It Bee and Honey Lingers.
  • (A Portrait (Patsy Cline album)) A Portrait of Patsy Cline is a 1964 compilation containing lesser-known recordings by American country music singer, Patsy Cline. The album was released June 15, 1964 on Decca Records, and would later be reissued twice by Decca's successor, MCA Records.
  • A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. ...
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  • (Portrait (group)) Portrait are an American R&B vocal quartet, consisting of members Michael Angelo Saulsberry, Irving Washington III hails from Providence,R.I. Eric Kirkland and Philip Johnson.
  • (Portrait (Harry Potter)) In the Harry Potter series created by J. K. Rowling, magic is depicted as a natural force that can be used to override the usual laws of nature. ...