人类对自身形象,特别是对特定个体形象的记录,构成了绘画艺术中一个引人注目的门类:肖像画。《韦伯斯特字典》中“肖像画”的含义有两条:第一,用画面再现某个人,一般要再现他的面部;第二,肖像画是一种可视的描绘或者肖似。《美国传统英语字典》中“肖像画”一词释为“由画家创作,与某人尤其是其面部肖似。”《麦克格劳美术词典》则称“肖像画”是“以绘画或素描为手段,写实地描绘某人的形 Humans record their own image, especially the image of a particular individual, which constitutes a striking category in portrayal of painting: portraits. There are two meanings of “portraits” in the Webster Dictionary: first, a person is rendered in the form of a picture, and his face is usually reproduced; second, the portraiture is a visual depiction or resemblance. The term “portraits” in “American traditional English dictionary” is interpreted as “created by the artist and resembled by one person, especially one whose face is similar.” The McGraw Dictionary of Art called “portraiture” a "painting or sketching Realistically depict someone’s shape