Below is a glossary article post in the category P which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Portrait based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Portrait
So, what is actually meant by Portrait?
Portrait is a representation of certain people. Self -portrait is a portrait of artists by artists.
Explanation of Portrait
Portrait is a very old form of art to return to Ancient Egypt, where it developed from around 5,000 years ago. Before the discovery of photography, a portrait that is painted, carved, or drawn is the only way to record someone’s appearance.
But portraits are always more than just notes. They have been used to show strength, interests, virtue, beauty, wealth, taste, learning or other quality caregivers. Portraits are almost always flattering, and painters who refuse to flatter, like William Hogarth, tend to find their jobs rejected. An important exception is Francisco Goya in his portrait that seems honest from the Spanish royal family.
Among the leading modern artists the portrait paintings in the commission, namely to order, become increasingly rare. Instead artists paint their friends and lovers in any way they like. Most photos of Picasso women, for example, however strangely, can be identified as a portrait of her lover. At the same time, photography became the most important medium of traditional portraits, bringing what was previously an expensive luxury product that was affordable for almost everyone. Since the 1990s artists have also used videos to make life portraits. But portrait paintings continue to develop.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix P, as well as terms associated with P.
Meaning of Portrait in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Portrait.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Potret (Indonesian), Mujur (Java), and Potret in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Potret.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Portrait.
Hopefully this article post that we have shared can be useful and can broaden our insight and literacy, especially in Art.
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix P. This article wasupdated in Nov of 2024.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=portrait
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=portrait
- View example images of portrait through Google here
- View example images of portrait on Bing here
- View example images of portrait on Yandex here
