5 sentences with 'portrait'
Example sentences and phrases with the word portrait and other words derived from it.
• « In this well-known portrait of Erasmus, he is depicted wearing heavy fur-lined robes and hats, a necessity even when in northern Europe for much of the year. Realist portraiture was another great innovation of the Renaissance period. »
• « In June 1791, the king and his family fled Paris, but were captured at the border (allegedly by a postal clerk who recognised the king from his portrait on coins). »
• « The famous archaeologist James Pritchard discovered that it was a unique statuette. In the face of so many stereotypical images that have come down from that era, this one looks like a portrait, and it turns out to be totally different from all the others. »
• « Velázquez painted himself into an imposing large royal portrait (he is shown holding his brush and easel on the left) and boldly placed the viewer where the king and queen would be standing in the scene. »
• « The portrait of the Royall family exemplifies 18th century American colonial nobility. Successful and wealthy, they display fashions, hairstyles and furnishings that speak to their identity as proud and loyal British subjects. »