A piece portrait is a work of art that has its longest side vertically aligned.
There is landscape which is wide and better for a picture of a landscape and portrait which is for a portrait and tall. +++ Most documents and magazines in printed in portrait format.
Vincent's self portrait.
Victoria B. Greep has written: 'Een beeld van het gezin' -- subject(s): Conversation piece (Portrait painting), Dutch Portrait painting, Portrait painting, Dutch
Think of an A4 piece of paper... Landscape is the piece of paper laid with its longest side top & bottom (like a letter-box). Portrait is the piece of paper 'stood' on its shortest side.
It is a bit unclear as to whether you are supposed to draw a self-portrait, or prepare a brief autobiographical piece. If the latter, you will want to focus on your career achievements and accomplishments.
That is extremely unlikely . . . the portrait of Mona Lisa is painted on a piece of wood.
The US twenty-five cent piece that has been minted since 1932 with George Washington's portrait.
It's not a specific person - it's a stylized portrait of a Native American
Say you have a rectangular piece of paper. In portrait, the text will go across the narrower part of the paper. In landscape, the text will go across the longer part of the paper.
LeRoy Neiman's "Portrait of a Lion" is a beautiful piece of fine art that is available in a wide variety of forms from postcard to limited edition serigraph, ranging in price from $5.95 to $24,000.
Appalachian Portrait,
Leo Politi's only self portrait painted early in his career.. (Mid 1930's)