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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The show underlines the importance of portraiture to these artists who bucked trends by staying committed to the human form.
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Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
Ignoring the conventions of academic portraiture, a genre associated with pale men standing in front of burgundy drapes, Sherald liberated America’s first lady from the fusty, cigar-brown rooms of the past.
—Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 15 May 2025
This is the first major exhibition of Hollywood studio portraiture to be showcased from the Museum Department of Film’s film stills archive since 1993.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 3 May 2025
These pictures can have the feel of both formal portraiture and, because of their accuracy, scientific drawings documenting local animal species.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
Ignoring the conventions of academic portraiture, a genre associated with pale men standing in front of burgundy drapes, Sherald liberated America’s first lady from the fusty, cigar-brown rooms of the past.
—Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 15 May 2025
This is the first major exhibition of Hollywood studio portraiture to be showcased from the Museum Department of Film’s film stills archive since 1993.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 3 May 2025
These pictures can have the feel of both formal portraiture and, because of their accuracy, scientific drawings documenting local animal species.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Portraiture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/portraiture. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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