portraiture

The dispute illuminates the primitive nature of our attitude to portraiture.

这一争论阐释了我们对肖像画的态度的本性。

Whatever our instincts to see a portrait as a tribute to a great person, the reality is that portraiture is a window on the past, warts and all.

无论我们将肖像视为向伟大人物致敬的本能是什么，现实是肖像画是一扇毫不掩饰的面对过往的窗户。

He said these included the inclusion of a small, fleshy bulge at the upper corner of Shakespeare’s left eye, a detail typical of the minor adjustments made in original portraiture.

他说，这些改变如莎士比亚的左眼上角微小凸起的肌肉，这是画家对原来肖像画所做细小调整的典型细节。