What does portrait mean?

Summary: Portrait is a Chinese word, which has different understandings from different angles. Portrait in the artistic sense (or photography) refers to an ornamental modeling work that reproduces the image of the portrait owner on the material carrier through artistic means such as painting, photography and writing.

The right of portrait in the legal sense includes the personal rights and interests enjoyed by the portrait owner based on his portrait.

Brief introduction of portrait right

The so-called "portrait right" is a kind of personality right exclusive to natural persons. The legal significance is: the inviolable exclusive right of natural persons to copy their own images on objective material carriers through plastic arts or other forms.

The personal interests of citizens reflected in their portraits are the protection objects of portrait rights in our laws. It includes spiritual interests and property interests based on the personality interests embodied in portraits.