portrait
11portrait — [pôr′trit, pôr′trāt΄] n. [MFr, pp. of portraire: see PORTRAY] 1. Obs. a drawn, painted, or carved picture of something 2. a representation of a person, esp. of the face, drawn, painted, photographed, or sculptured 3. a description or dramatic… …
12Portrait — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Portrait (homonymie). Un portrait est une œuvre picturale, sculpturale, photographique, ou littéraire représentant une personne réelle ou fictive, d un point de vue physique ou psychologique. Les portraits ont… …
13PORTRAIT — s. m. Image, ressemblance d une personne, faite avec le pinceau, le burin, le crayon, le ciseau, etc. Beau portrait. Portrait au naturel. Portrait en grand, en petit. Faire un portrait. Portrait à l huile. Portrait en pastel, au pastel. Portrait… …
14PORTRAIT — n. m. Image, représentation d’une personne, faite avec le pinceau, le crayon, le burin, etc. Portrait à l’huile. Portrait au pastel. Portrait en miniature. Portrait en émail. Peintre de portrait, de portraits. Le portrait de votre père est très… …
15Portrait — 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. For this… …
16portrait — I. Portrait, [portr]aite. part. II. Portrait. s. m. v. Image, ressemblance d une personne, par le moyen du pinceau, du burin, du crayon, &c. Beau portrait. portrait au naturel. portrait en grand, en petit. faire un portrait. portrait ressemblant …
17portrait — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 a painting or photograph ADJECTIVE ▪ full length, half length ▪ oil, pastel, etc. ▪ photographic ▪ …
18portrait — por|trait1 [ˈpo:trıt US ˈpo:r ] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: portraire; PORTRAY] 1.) a painting, drawing, or photograph of a person ▪ a family portrait portrait of ▪ the artist s portrait of his mother ▪ She s been commissioned to paint… …
19portrait — n. 1) to make, paint a portrait 2) to commission a portrait 3) a family; full length; group portrait 4) (misc.) to pose for, sit for one s portrait * * * [ pɔːtrɪt] full length group portrait paint a portrait sit for one s portrait (misc.) to… …
20portrait — 01. Artists often paint [portraits] of the rich and famous. 02. Rita Rudner once joked, I was going to have cosmetic surgery until I noticed that the doctor s office was full of [portraits] by Picasso. 03. Artists who paint people s [portraits]… …
