Synonyms for
Portrait
Definition
A painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving of a person, especially one depicting only the face or head and shoulders.
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Common collocations
- self-portrait
- oil portrait
- family portrait
- group portrait
- portrait painting
- portrait photography
- portrait artist
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Usage note
A portrait specifically depicts a person or group of people, often focusing on their face and expression. It is distinct from a landscape, which depicts scenery.
Example sentences
- She painted a portrait of her grandmother.
- The museum had a collection of famous portraits.
- He took a portrait of his dog with his camera.
- The artist created a beautiful portrait of the queen.
- The portrait of the president was hung in the White House.
Quotes
A portrait is not a likeness. The moment an emotion or fact is transformed into a photograph it is no longer a fact but an opinion. - Richard Avedon
A photographic portrait is a picture of someone who knows he is being photographed, and what he does with this knowledge is as much a part of the photograph as what he's wearing or how he looks. - Richard Avedon
A good portrait is one that says something about the person. We usually see parts of ourselves in others, so the good portrait should also say something about the human condition. - Arnold Newman