Noun: portraiture por-tri-chu(r)
- The activity of making portraits
"She specialized in portraiture, capturing the essence of her subjects on canvas"
- A word picture of a person's appearance and character
"Her portraiture of historical figures brought them to life for readers";
- portrayal, portrait
Derived forms: portraitures
Type of: characterisation [Brit], characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, portrayal, word picture, word-painting
Encyclopedia: Portraiture