portrait
artistic representation of one or more persons
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Summary
portrait is an art genre[1]. portrait draws 4,274 Wikipedia views per month (art genre category, ranking #40 of 200).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: form of art[3]
- Depicts: person[4]
- Subclass of: image[5], work[6]
- Commons category: Portraits[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Portraits[8], Category:Portrait[9]
- Commons gallery: Portrait[10]
- Described at URL: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/p/portrait[11]
- Facet of: figurative art[12]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[13], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[15], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19]
- Different from: portrait painting[20]
- Fabrication method: portrait painting[21], art of drawing[22], sculpture[23], photography[24]
- Artsy gene: portrait[25]
- Hashtag: portrait[26]
- Practiced by: portraitist[27]
Why It Matters
portrait has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] portrait is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]