Portrait miniature
A portrait miniature is a miniature portrait painting, usually executed in gouache, watercolour, or enamel. Portrait miniatures developed out of the techniques of the miniatures in illuminated manuscripts, and were popular among 16th-century elites, mainly in England and France, and spread across the rest of Europe from the middle of the 18th-century, remaining highly popular until the development of daguerreotypes and photography in the mid-19th century. They were especially valuable in introducing people to each other over distances; a nobleman proposing the marriage of his daughter might send a courier with her portrait to visit potential suitors. Soldiers and sailors might carry miniatures of their loved ones while traveling, or a wife might keep one of her husband while he was away.
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Portrait miniature
A portrait miniature is a miniature portrait painting, usually executed in gouache, watercolour, or enamel. Portrait miniatures developed out of the techniques of the miniatures in illuminated manuscripts, and were popular among 16th-century elites, mainly in England and France, and spread across the rest of Europe from the middle of the 18th-century, remaining highly popular until the development of daguerreotypes and photography in the mid-19th century. They were especially valuable in introducing people to each other over distances; a nobleman proposing the marriage of his daughter might send a courier with her portrait to visit potential suitors. Soldiers and sailors might carry miniatures of their loved ones while traveling, or a wife might keep one of her husband while he was away.
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A portrait miniature is a mini ...... jewellery or snuff box covers.
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Een miniatuur in de portretsch ...... zeer gedetailleerd kunstwerk.
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Le portrait miniature est l'ar ...... œuvres sont rarement signées.
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Miniatura (łac. minium) – mały ...... wy zanik tej formy twórczości.
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Miniaturmalerei ist ein Ausdru ...... uch in der frühen Pornographie
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Портретная миниатюра — портрет ...... ко этой изобразительной форме.
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A portrait miniature is a mini ...... her husband while he was away.
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Een miniatuur in de portretsch ...... zeer gedetailleerd kunstwerk.
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Le portrait miniature est l'ar ...... œuvres sont rarement signées.
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Miniatura (łac. minium) – mały ...... wały głównie szlacheckie rody.
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Miniaturmalerei ist ein Ausdru ...... uch in der frühen Pornographie
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Портретная миниатюра — портрет ...... ко этой изобразительной форме.
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Miniatura (malarstwo)
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Miniature (portrait)
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Miniaturmalerei
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Miniatuur (schilderij)
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Portrait miniature
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Портретная миниатюра
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