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What does portraiture mean?

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Noun
  1. A portrait; a likeness; a painted resemblance; hence, that which is copied from some example or model.
  2. The art of painting or photographing portraits.
  3. A portrait (or portraits considered as a group).
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He had created a portrait that was in effect a whole treatise about portraiture as an art.
That such masterworks of portraiture and reportage are now seen in the context of fine art is wholly appropriate.
It is an uncommonly fine piece of official portraiture, pleasing in its lack of eloquence.
Turner elevated English landscape painting from its inferior position below history painting and portraiture and gave it a new expressive role.
It's a residue of ideological values and history, which renders these 10 object essays on social dynamics, context, still life and portraiture.
It is no wonder then that portraiture and self-portraiture have long been favourite genres for both artists and audiences alike.

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