The meaning of portrait

Portrait, in China's original meaning, is to draw portraits of people. It is the traditional name of figure painting in China. It requires people to be similar to themselves in form and spirit. Simply put, it's called portrait when painting.

Portrait refers to art photography, commonly known as art photo album, and can also refer to photos. But like the original definition, photos strive to achieve the realm of "truth". Therefore, many commercial photos, as well as some superficial, empty and connotative photos, have been seriously retouched for the sake of "flawless appearance". Although they are also called portraits, they have already run counter to the original intention of portraits.

Citation interpretation

1, painting people's true colors.

Beiqi? Yan Zhitui's "Yan Family Training Miscellaneous Arts": "Prince Wu Lie is partial, sitting as a guest, dyeing it, that is, several people, asking children, all know their names."

Yuan Xinwen's Biography of a Talented Man in the Tang Dynasty: "_ He Zhi _ has lofty aspirations, which is beyond others' reach. Xianzong heard that he asked for a photo. " In the Qing Dynasty, Yao Nai wrote a poem entitled "Feng Bo Mo Xiang Portrait": "Portrait is difficult since ancient times, and the skill of God goes further."

2. Portrait painting.

Wang Song Anshi 18 pats Hu Jia: "Life and death are unpredictable, but I turned around and couldn't bear to look at the old photos." Sun Zhiwei's poem "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty" in the Qing Dynasty: "When you look at the portrait from Xiangquan, it is difficult to kiss when the fragrance is gone."

3. Describe things truthfully.

"Wen Xin Diao Long Cai Qing" by the Southern Liang Dynasty: "Depicting for lovers, annoying for writers' lewdness."

4, extended to a true reflection of things, or a portrayal.

Zou Taofen's "Memories of the Past" VI: "The towering rich Li Hong Building, in contrast to the dilapidated houses in slums, can be used as a representative portrait of capitalist society."

5, refers to writing true feelings.

Li Zhi's poem "Reading Du Shaoling" in the Ming Dynasty: "Shao Lingyuan vividly moved his homesickness and wrote a portrait." ?

6. Draw portraits of people.

According to the instructions, the ministers chose two people who can take pictures, dressed them in front of Hu and Qin respectively, drew them and posted them on the door. There is nothing at night. -Journey to the West "There are very few people who can describe their clansmen, but the clansmen in Guihai, Kangxi urged them to write behind, saying' not far apart'." -Qing Chen's "Rebuilding the Portrait of the Ancestor Rong Gong"

7. Describe things.

In the Southern Dynasties and the Song Dynasty, Liu Yiqing wrote "Shi Shuo Xin Yu Joey": "Gu Changkang painted people, or he didn't pay attention for several years. There is a reason in the world, and Gu said,' Four-body beauty has nothing to do with it, but vivid expression is being blocked.' "

Gao Ming Panlong's "Gong Yu Yu Juan": "The portrayal of Chen Bofu, the shape of Xiao Qi, the god of Xiao Qi." Zhou Lianggong's Shadow of the Qing Dynasty, Volume 1: "It is also said that when Xiaoxian was young, the play was a portrayal of the wife of Teacher Meng, and the teacher was angry."

Reading Zhuo Wu's Lao Zi Shu in Ming Dynasty: "Beggars know that Zhuo Wu wrote books for future generations, but I don't know his self-portrait." Qingping Qing Bu's Poems of Wang Zhongqu's Falling Flowers in the Xiaxia _ Chips and Poems: "Xiushui Wang Zhongqu's three falling flowers poems are all their own portrayal." Chapter 12 of Tsunami in Jun Qing: "She feels that the overwhelming flood is a portrayal of our Chinese nation."

Chen Kangqi's Tales of Lang Qian in Qing Dynasty, Volume 9: "Thanks, visit places of interest, study Mo Dan, from Jiangyou to Lingnan, a valley and a hill, salty as a portrayal."

Tang Xiyu's poem "Offering a Princess Mirror to Harmony" says: "Everything is spiritual and a hundred flowers blossom." Li Deyu's "Lingquan Fu" in the Tang Dynasty: "I am looking for extraordinary brilliance in my portrayal."

Du Fu's poem "Dan Qing to General Cao" says: "The general is good at painting and covering the gods, and he will be photographed by every good scholar."