1. portraiture - Noun
2. portraiture - Verb
A portrait; a likeness; a painted resemblance; hence, that which is copied from some example or model.
Pictures, collectively; painting.
The art or practice of making portraits.
To represent by a portrait, or as by a portrait; to portray.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIt is in some respect greater love in Jesus to sanctify than to justify, for He maketh us most like Himself, in His own essential portraiture and image in sanctifying us. Samuel Rutherford
It's very hard to find artists in the history of western art who don't make portraiture ideological in some way. Hilton Als
When I'm painting and drawing I only do people. Acting is obviously portraiture - and writing is as well. Antony Sher
When I painted my seated men, I saw them as gyroscopes. Portraiture always fascinated me because I love the particular gesture of a particular expression or stance... Working on the figure, I wanted paint to sweep through as feelings sweep through.. Elaine de Kooning
I seek beauty, not character. For me portraiture and statuary are completely opposed to each other. Aristide Maillol
Portraiture keeps me humble. It's simple and straightforward. There is nothing more interesting I can make up than the figure sitting right in front of me. Jemima Kirke