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Background: The portion of the painting that is in the distance and farthest from the viewer; often found at the top of the painting.
Body language: The gestures, poses, movements, and expressions that a person uses to communicate.
Foreground: The portion of the painting that is closest to the viewer; often found at the bottom of the painting.
Frontal view: A head-on view of the sitter, when the sitter directly faces the viewer; this pose often gives the viewer more information about the sitter than does the profile view.
Limner: A self-taught painter who painted portraits. From the Latin “Limm” which means to illuminate, to draw or outline in sharp detail.
Portrait: A representation of a real person. From the Latin “protrahere” which means to portray.
Pose: how the artist has positioned the sitter in the portrait (for example, profile)
Profile: A side view of the sitter.
Props: Objects included in the portrait, which often have symbolic meaning.
Self-portrait: A portrait that an artist paints of himself or herself.
Setting: The location of the sitter in the painting; the stage for the scene.
Sfumato: A “smoky” style in the distance created by blurring outlines; one of the elements used by Leonardo da Vinci and later artists to portray atmospheric perspective.
Sitter: The person in the portrait (though he or she is not necessarily sitting).
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