portraiture
/ˈpɔːtrɪtʃə(r)/noun
mass noun
1- the art of painting or taking portraits肖像绘画艺术; 人像摄影法; 雕像制作法。
1.1
- graphic and detailed description, especially of a person（尤指对人的）生动具体描写：
it's part murder mystery and part portraiture through poetry.
它部分是凶杀迷案, 部分是诗歌描写。
1.2
- count noun formal a portrait〈正式〉肖像, 画像; 照片; 雕像。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French, from portrait （See PORTRAIT）.