Ruth Leon recommends… What is a Portrait? – Scottish National Portrait Gallery

Ruth Leon recommends… What is a Portrait? – Scottish National Portrait Gallery

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May 15, 2023

What is a Portrait? – Scottish National Portrait Gallery 

This is a lovely little film made by the Scottish National Portrait Gallery called, and about, What is a Portrait?

Many different people connected to the Gallery – from attendants to directors – each have an idea of how to define the idea and the fact of a portrait. Each viewpoint gives us a broader definition and explanation and reminds us that a portrait, however you define it, is not a snapshot.

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  • Menschlaird says:

    Nice portrait of Rabbi Burns…

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