Portraitist (Noun)
Meaning
A painter or drawer of portraits.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The portraitist spent months capturing the subtleties of her subject's expression in paint and oil.
- Raphael was a renowned portraitist of the Italian Renaissance, known for his vivid and lifelike depictions.
- As a skilled portraitist, she was able to bring out the personality of each subject in her drawings.
- The royal family commissioned the portraitist to create a large-scale painting of the monarch, which was to be hung in the palace.
- The young artist's first commission was to create a portrait of the city's mayor, a challenging assignment for a fledgling portraitist.