Meaning
portrait painter, portraitist
- an artist or photographer specializing in portraits
In a sentence
Quel celebre ritrattista dipinse i volti di nobili e artisti dell'epoca.
That famous portrait painter painted the faces of nobles and artists of the era.
Conosci una valida ritrattista capace di cogliere l'espressione naturale?
Do you know a good portraitist capable of capturing natural expression?
Non voleva farsi fotografare, preferendo posare per un noto ritrattista.
He didn't want to be photographed, preferring to pose for a well-known portrait painter.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ritrattista | singular |
| ritrattisti / ritrattiste | plural |
Usage notes
- Like other nouns ending in -ista, takes -i in the masculine plural and -e in the feminine plural: i ritrattisti, le ritrattiste.
- plural ritrattisti / ritrattiste