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A portrait is
a work of art about a person.
 Some portraits look like the model. |
 Some portraits are about the model but may not look like them. |
The subject of a portrait (the model) can appear at different angles:
 A profile is a side view. Profiles were common in Florence until about 1470. |
 A front view looks straight at the model. The face is symmetrically balanced. |
 A three quarters view is half way between a front view and a profile. The head is turned slightly to the side so you see all of one side and part of the other. |