X
MOV File
Online Collections

portraits


Details
Term Type

Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Preferred Term

portraits

Details

Representations of real individuals that are intended to capture a known or supposed likeness, usually including the face of the person. For representations intended to be anonymous, or of fictional or mythological characters, see "figures (representations)."

Variations

portrait

portraiture

portret

Porträt

ritratti

ritratto

retratos

retrato

porträtt

Narrower Terms

self-portraits

Related Events
Related People
Related Literature
Related Terms
Related Artworks
Media
IMLS logoNEA logoNEH logo

The Portland Art Museum’s Online Collections site is brought to you thanks to support provided by the State of Oregon through its second Culture, History, Arts, Movies, and Preservation funding program and generous awards from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts.