| 单词 | portrait |
| 例句 | We have our portraits painted and talk to our big sisters—the previous generation of Belles. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z There was a throne room, a vast hall with a banquet table so long it could seat thirty, a library, a portrait gallery. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She leans close to one of the morphing portraits. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z There were stately chairs with the badger arms stamped in gold on their Spanish leather seats—the leather was coming off—and a portrait of the Founder over the fireplace. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The portrait stands as Copley’s compelling tribute to a fellow artist—and as an invaluable statement about the culture of the Colonial era. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z In two small portraits, however, there is a black thumbprint on her forehead, as if someone had inked in bangs, as if someone had marked her. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, the day he came home and did not see Clara’s portrait hanging in the entry, he decided that matters had gone too far and confronted his granddaughter. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The gray and white portrait makes sure of that. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Oh, yeah! Sure. What happened to the pumpkin portrait?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Maybe they just saw two good friends, a portrait of community and bravery and safety, while the world went wild around them. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Before leaving, Ashima had stood, her head lowered, under her late grandfather’s portrait, asking him to bless her journey. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Every picture on the fireplace mantel was facedown on the ground, as were the line of school portraits my mom had placed on the table behind the couch. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The whole milieu was a portrait of affluence and ease, a less-than-subtle reminder of the payoff that came when you committed yourself wholeheartedly to the grind. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Another short flight of steps led to a door just like the one hidden behind Ariana’s portrait. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Balderdash!” he gasped at the Fat Lady, who was snoozing in her frame in front of the portrait hole. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Others were elaborate scrapbooks depicting trips to Disney or the Grand Canyon and included formal portraits of relatives. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z As unsettling to me as the photos’ purpose was the fact that they weren’t called something else—say, employee contingency portraits, or some other euphemism. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It took her a moment to understand that it was a portrait of her. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He had been utterly terrified to find a portrait talking to him, though this had been nothing to how he felt when a self-proclaimed wizard had bounced out of the fireplace and shaken his hand. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Sir,” he said, “kindly put your seal on the back of the portraits as they are scientific exhibits, and the images themselves must remain plain.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z On the contrary, our research serves only to affirm the portrait of Paul Revere as a masterpiece. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The same family portraits glared down at her, but now they seemed smug rather than austere. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Matt could see the buried tomb in his mind’s eye—the broken wineglasses, El Patron’s portrait staring up from the coffin, the bodyguards laid out in their dark suits. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They made their way up to the entrance to Gryffindor Tower, which was concealed behind a large portrait of a fat lady in a pink silk dress. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The only colors come from the Republic flags and circular gold Republic seal hanging behind the room’s front altar, the portrait of our glorious Elector looming above them all. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z There was one person missing from this family portrait, and she couldn’t figure out where to put her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There were many portraits that had to be taken from Gresham College to Crane Court, and this was overseen by the obsessive stickler for detail Sir Isaac Newton. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z His hopes of succeeding accelerated when one day Perry produced a pastel drawing he had made—a large, in no way technically naive portrait of Jesus. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m halfway to the cemetery with the still partially wet portrait held carefully away from my body when I notice Mango is following me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Inside were their portraits, inverted and reversed, all the dark made light and the light made dark. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It had an image of El Patron on the lid, like the portrait of an Egyptian pharaoh. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is that a portrait of some one you know?” asked Eliza, who had approached me unnoticed. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He holds up his hands like he’s framing a portrait around me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Her fur robe trails her as she points at the portraits. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The Fat Lady had vanished from her portrait, which had been slashed so viciously that strips of canvas littered the floor; great chunks of it had been torn away completely. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z It was a good likeness, she agreed, a fine family portrait. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a portrait, but the subject had no skin. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z It has generally been treated as a workingman’s portrait, so to speak. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z An hour or two sufficed to sketch my own portrait in crayons; and in less than a fortnight I had completed an ivory miniature of an imaginary Blanche Ingram. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z In the same vein, all the heroic portraits of the great men were romanticized distortions. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z It’s a shame none of their friends made a double portrait of the two of them at this time. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z They have portraits of all the old, dead pastors on the walls. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The portraits of other courtier children circle hers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Never mind that — pig snout, pig snout,” panted Harry, and the portrait swung forward. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Those portraits hadn’t captured his dark eyes, and they certainly hadn’t been able to predict how striking he’d turn out to be as he aged. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I sat now facing the portrait of Frederick Douglass, feeling a sudden piety, remembering and refusing to hear the echoes of my grandfather's voice. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I sat watching the watery play of light upon Douglass' portrait, thinking how magical it was that he had talked his way from slavery to a government ministry, and so swiftly. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z And now returning to my desk I noticed his gift of Douglass' portrait was gone. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I decided on the size of the portraits, the frames—every little detail. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Notice Lincoln’s portrait mounted on the front of the engine. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t mess up the portrait,” she said, handing him the box cutters. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z In art we had to do a portrait from memory. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z When courtiers receive their appointments, their portraits fill every newspaper and beauty pamphlet. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The image of her grandmother assaulting another slave didn’t jibe with Cora’s recollections of the woman, but once she started tending to the plot she understood the truth of the portrait. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The Fat Lady and her friend Vi were snoozing in the picture over the portrait hole. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z In turn, the princess told the mouse fairy tales, drew him pixelated portraits, and made him little crayon drawings. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z There’s no portrait of El Jefe out here to make me brave and strong. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z It's Starry's turn to look up at the portrait and urn on the mantel. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It was one of the new kind with a photographic portrait on it. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Mama had acquired this latest portrait and hung it all by itself, out as far as she could get it from the rest of the house. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The portrait people were still missing from their frames; the whole place was eerily still, as if all its remaining lifeblood were concentrated in the Great Hall where the dead and the mourners were crammed. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It’s so different from his official, buttoned-up, and serious-faced serviceman portrait, which we also have framed on the mantel. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z It was also during that time that a starving young artist, who had been given lodging in the house out of pity, paid for his stay by painting the only extant portrait of Clara. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A few of the portraits change—hair grows shorter or longer, noses shrink, skin tones flush over with enhanced or brand-new colors, hair textures morph, mouths plump up. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Hermione had turned to the portrait of the Fat Lady to get back inside and found herself facing an empty painting. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I made a point of stopping at the entryway so he could see the fresh flowers under the portrait. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On the screen is a school portrait, a blue backdrop with an American flag on one side. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They hurried through the portrait hole and into the crowd, still discussing Snape. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Her portrait was entitled, “Plate XVII. Pubescent female of the Oyo Country in Africa.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In some of his portraits he imitates the Japanese style he loves: framing the head in surprising ways, using strong colors. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z That he needed a midwife or a locket portrait to convince him. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I stuck the portrait and letters in my pocket, and balanced Ruth’s doll on top of the boxes in my arms. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Pong had only ever seen a portrait of him in a textbook, but even from the picture, he could tell that the Governor was someone who would understand him. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Figure 19.1 depicts their distributions, while the portraits in Chapter 14 will remind you of their striking differences in skin color, hair form and color, and facial features. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The current master of Ashton Place had the same long and narrow nose, sloping forehead, and prominent, somewhat pointed ears depicted in the ancestral portraits that hung on the wall behind where he sat. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z She and her mother look so much alike, the dance portraits almost seem like glimpses of her own future. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “The commander wants you to draw his portrait.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The family Bible and a huge dictionary with its own magnifying glass lay side by side next to a red plush album full of cramped formal portraits of my ancestors. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Harry suddenly noticed that every single one of the old headmasters and headmistresses in the portraits around the walls was awake and listening in on their conversation. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The cover showed cheerful, clean- cut children gathered in front of a portrait of Che Guevara. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z This difference in their points of view did not prevent Copley from endowing Revere’s portrait with an ingenious significance and penetrating characterization. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “The first one or two made me a little uncomfortable,” Lincoln has admitted to an artist who came to paint his portrait, “but they have ceased to give me any apprehension.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “And then he recited the Lord’s Prayer. It never occurred to us that there might be a clash between the crucifix and the portrait of Hitler that hung side by side in every schoolroom.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Mia had stacked them neatly inside: half portraits, half wishes, caught on paper. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It was a charcoal portrait of a young man. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z A portrait done of the brothers at this time would be sizzling with streaks of red-orange paint. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Fudge subsided into what was clearly an aggrieved silence, but it was broken almost immediately by the portrait, which suddenly spoke in its crisp, official voice. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Reacting to the portrait in “a direct, straightforward fashion,” without the benefit of additional knowledge, deprives us of an understanding that is necessary for full appreciation. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Showing a chic portrait of Elizebeth at work, it tagged her as “the Amazing Cryptanalyst” that “Uncle Sam” was counting on. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But instead of a mirror in front of each chair, there was a portrait. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The remains of the portrait are still in a plastic bag under my bed. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z On the walls hung portraits of dukes and kings and strange goddesses cavorting with goat-legged men. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The professor had told us to find a subject and go take some portraits. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The surface is covered with courtier portraits and tiny beads from broken beauty-scopes. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Thrown off-balance, Booth got tangled in the framed portrait of George Washington hanging on the front of the box. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The portraits on either side of the fighters were crammed with figures screaming advice and encouragement, while Death Eaters, both masked and unmasked, dueled students and teachers. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Dirty and dowdy among all the smiling portraits and canisters of film. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z A portrait had fallen off the desk into a basket of dirty laundry. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z There was no portrait of him, but Anya imagined his title was “the Unsmiling” for a reason. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Some of the photographs on her walls were portraits. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z He pushed open the portrait of the Fat Lady and climbed through the hole. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He dropped the file on the desk and grabbed the portrait. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z They made for a pretty portrait, the proud old woman all in green surrounded by the little girls robed and veiled in white, armored in their innocence. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We left the class together to find subjects for our portraits, and nabbed some boys in the hall who were game. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Where the devil is the portrait of your grandmother?” he lowered. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, as I recall, I was up on the step-ladder dusting the portrait of Viscount Wetherby when my employer had entered carrying a few volumes which he presumably wished returned to the shelves. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Joseph pointed to the portrait above the fireplace. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z They made so much noise that they woke the portrait of Sirius’s mother as they passed through the hall. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The top had a decoupage portrait of a nineteenth-century princess twisting a pearl necklace, which Phil had altered by substituting my face. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Opposite us, I can't help but also study the larger-than-life mural portrait of Tariq that cropped up on the wall behind where he died. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z From a tea chest underneath, she removed a portrait of a man in a suit and a woman in a long, white dress. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Professor McGonagall pulled herself back through the portrait hole to face the stunned crowd. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Like most Maya art, the portrait is too stylized to regard as a naturalistic rendering. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She reaches over and props up the pad, gazing at the portrait like she’s expecting the English guy to speak to her. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z But painting portraits is the thing that moves him most deeply, that gives him “a sense of the infinite.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She thought, as she would often for many years, of the photograph from that day, with the one golden feather inside it: Was it a portrait of her, or her daughter? Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I looked at row after row of faces in photos, portraits, and sketches that stretched back in time—way, way back. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z A portrait of an older man in uniform hung crooked on the plaster. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She unpacked the trunk — some housecoats, a framed portrait of her father, sewing supplies, and an assortment of fabrics — and arranged her things on a few empty shelves. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z To the Prime Minister’s dismay, however, the portrait had proved impossible to remove. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z To my amazement, the gallery accepted the exhibit—twenty-two portraits of my people, accompanied by write-ups and videos about their lives. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Above it a portrait of some foregone officer in a crumbling frame. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The Fat Lady’s ripped canvas had been taken off the wall and replaced with the portrait of Sir Cadogan and his fat gray pony. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z There are portraits of me and Barack now hanging in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, a fact that humbles us both. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She’s holding my sketchbook, open to the half- finished portrait of Jason. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z There were mostly black-and-white portraits of bands and a few famous paintings. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z By all rights, however, such a portrait ought to be much more straightforward than this and, hence, less memorable. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z After glancing once at this portrait, Professor McGonagall made an odd movement as though steeling herself, then rounded the desk to look at Harry, her face taut and lined. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z We ascend the red-carpeted stairs, passing silver sailing trophies and the oil portrait of the hydroplane racer Gar Wood. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z US from June’s abandoned stack of magazines, and the image dominating the cover is one of the shots from his and Henry’s portrait session. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z A portrait of Democritus is now on the Greek hundred-drachma bill. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I opened the crinkled portrait of his handsome face. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He knew that when taking a portrait shot, the face, especially the eyes and mouth, were the key elements. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z At last the corridor nar rowed and became a wood-paneled hallway that seemed more like someone’s home than a palace, hung with portraits of huntresses dressed in green and brown. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Just inside the door, someone has turned the portrait of El Jefe to face the wall. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Harry walked down the stairs as quietly as possible, though the faces in some of the portraits still turned curiously at the squeak of a floorboard, the rustle of his pajamas. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Flames tipped the tops of slim white tapers, illuminating rough walls muffled by tapestries and old portraits in which the painted eyes of their subjects glinted like chips of glass. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Dr. Philobosian turned away from the face and moved on, rehearsing all the arguments against putting up Kemal’s portrait like that. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They had reached the portrait of the Fat Lady. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z There are portraits of a woman and a little girl, small amateur photographs taken against an ivy-clad wall. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z CUT TO: Stuart portrait of George Washington on right wall. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z I offered to sketch their portraits; and each, in turn, sat for a pencil outline. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Lady Seymour cut her eyes at her husband’s small portrait on the bedside table, then to the coin purse that weighed down my hand. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He doggedly continues to work on his technique, to improve his portraits. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z In particular, I told her about the portraits I had seen in several of the homes. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z So it was between these walls hung with portraits, including El Jefe’s, that the Fourteenth of June Movement was founded. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked up again at the portrait of Big Brother. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z There’s a certain need for formal portraits now that Alex is officially in “courtship” with Henry. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z We had vivid desert sunsets, stampeding horses, sleeping cats, snow- covered mountains, bowls of fruit, blooming flowers, and portraits of us kids. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They were still talking about pen-and-ink portraits and couldn't understand my desire to drag a heavy cash register through the forest. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Her beautiful portrait stared across the room at the picture of El Jefe on the opposite wall. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The portraits that hung all around the walls were empty. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I thought about doing a portrait of Ice but instead I did a portrait of Mtisha. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, something really silly...She said he was always trying to help her through the portrait hole, like she couldn’t climb in herself...but they’ve been a bit rocky for ages.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z In the portraits, I wanted to show that my people had not been defeated. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Like the Gainsborough and Reynolds portraits painted during his lifetime, Mozart’s music says, ‘I will do my best to make this beautiful because that’s what life, at its best, can be.’ The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Maybe it wasn’t customary to smile for portraits back then. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z But Harry had just seen Parvati and Lavender come in through the portrait hole. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She returned with a picture book displaying portraits of men and women with names like Clark Gable and Jean Harlow. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I told him about the chains strung across the portraits. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z On top of the pile sat a drawing of a Greek nude and a portrait of my handsome history teacher. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z A teetering collection of weathered horse carts was tucked beyond the brush, a sober portrait of the trek toward freedom. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Their homes were filled with the emblems of honorable life—citizenship awards, portraits of husbands and wives passed away, several generations of children in cap and gown. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z We are surrounded by life-size portraits of black women. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Here, he seized his schoolbag, ignoring the amazed looks of several people who had already finished their dinner, threw himself back out of the portrait hole, and hurtled off along the seventh-floor corridor. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He had seen the sketches and portraits that his mother commissioned back then and knew that, once upon a time, he had been handsome. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Facing me when I entered was the old portrait of Patriarch Athenagoras that Desdemona had saved from the yard sale years ago. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Vincent had traded many of his paintings already, and had sold at least one to Julien Tanguy, a paint and art dealer in Paris, whose portrait he painted. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The clock on the wall had just chimed midnight when the portrait hole burst open. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Dramatic black-and-white portraits of Hattie’s mother in various ballet productions line the hallway, along with a procession of Hattie’s school photos. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z In the middle, framed in gold like the photos but much larger, hung a portrait of Capricorn. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “How near it may be to mine, I cannot pretend to say. You think it a faithful portrait undoubtedly.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “Hi, Harry!” said Romilda Vane, the moment he had climbed through the portrait hole. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Night Witches” in the Sky paints a vivid and faithful portrait of the 46th Guards’ experiences at the height of the war—from flaming death in the air to bunches of wildflowers in the cockpit. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z She had a framed pastel portrait her mother had sketched of her when she was two and fell asleep on the blue rug in the living room. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He wrote a few pages in a burst of manic productivity, fictional portraits of a tall ebony-colored woman with a near-flat chest. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He gestures to the wall where a portrait of the family hangs—Mr. and Mrs. Spencer and their two little ones, their pale faces staring out at us. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I rejected several drawings because I didn’t want a pair of moronic angels but faithful portraits of Rosa and Clara, with their faces, their hands, and their real shape. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In front of the house he saw wagons and carts and men loading them with furniture, chests, trunks, boxes— even old portraits. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I gasped when I opened it and found my hospital newborn photo, family snapshots, even professional baby portraits. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “Dilligrout,” he said darkly to the Fat Lady, and they climbed through the portrait hole into the common room. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Victor walks into the building—undisclosed location, of course—with Andrea Donahue, a coworker who doesn’t stop to admire the portraits of smiling Victorians and past presidents on the yellow walls. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The portrait swung closed behind Harry, but not before he had heard Dean make an angry retort... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He walked resolutely over to the portrait hole, pushed it open, climbed out of it, and found himself face-to-face with Hermione. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Through the portrait hole and across the common room, the girls and boys divided toward their separate staircases. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Yet by the miniature framed portrait my father carried, I saw that I was the living image of my mother. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The walls are made of dark paneling, and of course there are portraits of our former heads of school and the current board of directors, complete with Dr. Santos on the end. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It's the smile from every single portrait, painting, newspaper, tattler, and scandal sheet. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z It wasn’t the most lifelike portrait, but I absolutely nailed one part of it—his nose. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Colorful portraits of the Goddess of Beauty in her various forms cover the walls. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Plus a few random portraits of my friends, not that I ever plan on showing those to anyone. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Bombs and rockets followed in intensifying numbers until the climax of the show, when an elaborate wire network erected at Festival Hall, on the lakeshore, abruptly flared into a giant explosive portrait of George Washington. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It felt a little weird helping Hazel make a portrait of Calypso - as if he were talking to a police artist: Yes, officer, that’s the girl who stole my heart! Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z At last, Harry held up his hands, and the portraits fell respectfully silent, beaming and mopping their eyes and waiting eagerly for him to speak. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The Magpie sat, curiously rigid, in a green velvet armchair directly below her son’s portrait. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Working closely with a former business editor, Glenn Kramon, David labored for months to create a financial portrait of the richest Americans. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I look around for my brother, hoping for some cover, but then I remember that Roli got his fancy senior portraits taken in July at a nice air-conditioned studio at the mall. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The blast of noise that met Harry’s ears when the portrait opened almost knocked him backward. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She slammed the portrait behind her as she entered the common room and stared furiously around. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He laughs into Henry’s mouth, instantly caught up in his own dramatic mental portrait of the two them painted in oils, young icons of their nations, naked and shining wet in the lamplight. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The portrait communicated everything I wanted to be—controlled, intelligent, and beyond the fear. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z In one room he sees an oil portrait of a small girl he assumes is Maxine, sitting in the lap of a stunning, youthful Lydia, wearing a yellow sleeveless dress. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z At last he cleared his throat, got to his feet, walked around the little table, and approached the portrait of Ariana. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z At the very end of the corridor hung a portrait of a very fat woman in a pink silk dress. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z They’re really moving now, wrecking each other’s suits, Henry’s lip caught between Alex’s teeth, the portrait’s frame rattling against the wall when Henry’s head drops back and bangs into it. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He’d always had a kind smile or a joke for Sierra, and whoever had painted his memorial portrait had captured that warmth perfectly. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Harry crept past them to the portrait hole and waited for a minute or so, keeping an eye on his watch. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Before we turn to the evidence from archaeology, let us consider the evidence of Japanese origins from biology, linguistics, early portraits, and recorded history. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In my survey course of America, I’d seen portraits of the Irish drawn in the same ravenous, lustful, and simian way. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z A Belle-book sits on the table, embossed with my portrait and name, and an instruction card from Du Barry demanding that I record everything. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Instead of finishing my homework, I grabbed an exercise book, ripped a page out and set about drawing a portrait of Ben. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z A portrait of Reich president Hindenburg hangs in his butcher shop. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z I pick up a pastel and pretend to work on a portrait of the naked English guy that I finished last night. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He clambered through the portrait hole into the common room and hurried straight for the corner where Ron and Hermione were sitting, to tell them what had happened. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The people in the portraits kept going to visit each other, and Harry was sure the coats of armor could walk. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z It’s a framed family portrait of a man, a woman, and a girl. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Leo had pinned her portrait next to the drawing of the Argo II to remind himself that sometimes visions do come true. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The wind’s whipping pieces of my drawings—mostly family portraits now—out of Fry’s hands as he tears up one, then another. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Specifically, by the giant oil painting hanging above the table, which I can only assume is an early portrait of BoJack Horseman painted by Leonardo da Vinci himself. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The following pages are like a slide show: a portrait gallery of sugar work. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z He looks different in person than he does in his portraits or on the city’s JumboTrons, where his skin has a much warmer color and no wrinkles. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Within five minutes, they were climbing through the portrait hole. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Everything’s an art. Everything in life. Even getting dressed. They put on a sweater, and it’s like someone painting a portrait of a duke in velvet.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z All around us were portraits of famous old peculiars, not framed but drawn directly onto the walls in oil and charcoal and grease pencil. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Harry turned away from Ron, who did not look like he would be surfacing soon, just as the portrait hole was closing. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The trunk was filled with a silver tea set, a small portrait of a yellow-haired man, something wrapped in velvet cloth, dusty sacks, small wooden boxes, and packets of letters tied in a ribbon. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Precisely,” said the Fat Lady in a feeble voice, and swung forward to reveal the portrait hole. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The portrait swung forward to reveal a hole in the wall through which they all climbed. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The thing had been plastered on every blank space on every wall, even outnumbering the portraits of Big Brother. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z This is on the face of it implausible; and in any case we have a good portrait of Guidobaldo, attributed to Raphael, and this is not he. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Taking portraits of my people was such a moving experience, I felt as if my heart began to heal. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “In addition to being quite social, however, you appear to be a gifted artist. Your portraits are”—she paused, rotating the drawing—“captivating. They show a depth of emotion well beyond your years.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z After that, he had no choice but to turn right around and head back out of the portrait hole again. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z For most of the hour, he sketches portraits of the panelists, who sit hunched over their papers along a rectangular table. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I am right behind them, elbowing my way past slow-movers through the lobby of Erudite headquarters, where the portrait of Jeanine Matthews still lies in shreds on the floor. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The tattlers and newspapers had released cameo portraits of the queen's sisters and their newborns. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z A large portrait of a woman posing beneath curtains in a theatre hung above a white fireplace. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The British took it badly and burned down the White House which caused First Lady Dolley Madison to save the famous portrait of George Washington. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z As if Theo’s portrait has actually been painted over the stillborn first son. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z That same afternoon, I also found a place to get my portrait taken. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He gave me time to dash upstairs and find Grandmother’s portrait. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The painter Renoir asked if he could paint a portrait of him and crossed Europe to do so. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Bobby’s portrait was particularly severe, with his ears akimbo and his mouth open, making him look as if he were...well, cuckoo. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She pulled the black book back to her, leafed past the terrifying portrait of the dead thing, and drew the candle closer to read the descriptions of various monsters. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She pushed him gently towards his bed, and as he got in she slipped the portrait of Mary Poppins into his hand—hurriedly, in case she should regret it. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Everything on the altar remains for the day except the portrait. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z His expression was a portrait of wounded resentment. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z There is another possible precedent: moralizing portraits, the descendants of pictures of St. Jerome, that show their subjects holding or pointing to skulls, much as Revere has the teapot in his hand. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m not nearly as good with human portraits. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z When they reached the portrait hole, they found Sir Cadogan enjoying a Christmas party with a couple of monks, several previous headmasters of Hogwarts, and his fat pony. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Excellent,” said Fred, who had followed Harry through the portrait hole. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z In the entryway hung the required portrait of El Jefe, except it wasn’t our old one of Trujillo as a young captain that used to hang next to the Good Shepherd. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother told us it was the first portrait she ever did. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z The features of these enormous portraits are naturalistically carved and amazingly expressive— thoughtful or fiercely proud, mirthful or dismayed. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It was the tiny portrait of my mother in its gold frame. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Along the walls were portraits: Merchant Lyte in his handsome, healthy youth; Lavinia, painted long before in London, as regal a child as now she was a young woman. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z "I believe you've had an opportunity to witness just how wild Sophia can be. I saw her handiwork with one of the Pompadour twins. And I take it she's shown you her portraits? Her obsessions." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. She never took portraits like the ones you have of yours.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The photographer flipped the monitor around for us to see the portrait, and I was no longer seeing myself as a boy, but a young man—fifteen, maybe even sixteen. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The giant portrait of Jeanine is in pieces on the floor. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The man raises his dark eyes to look at Adolf Hitler's portrait, as if invoking the Führer's blessing over his class. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z She tugs a series of braided cords that dangle along the wall, and a tapestry lifts back, revealing a complete wall of rose-porcelain portraits set in a curling network of brass tubing. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z In light of Hurd’s portrait, Revere’s work as a silversmith hardly explains these attributes and actions, natural as they seem. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z One portrait of Vincent at twenty-one: dark colors, dark shadows, lethargy, pessimism. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I wrestle a frame off another old painting from the back of my closet and put the blurred portrait in it. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He jerked his head behind him in the direction of the portraits. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Yes, the dress had been copied exactly from my sketch of the portrait. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He reached forward, picked up Neville Longbottom’s copy of Travels with Trolls, and held it up to show his own, winking portrait on the front. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “And the first place I’ll look,” she shot at him, as she reached the portrait hole, “is records of old Potions awards!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z In the age of photography, we have come to see portraits as mere likenesses and we readily forget that they call on all our skill to grasp their meaning. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Then again, a pigeon talking at all doesn’t conjure a portrait of solemn respectability. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z My favorite portrait is of a woman who is thick like me, and dark brown like coffee beans. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Once, while trying to relax on a train, she opened a popular magazine, only to see her own unauthorized portrait staring out at her. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Harry’s attention was caught by something on the mantelpiece: a small, rectangular mirror propped on top of it, right beneath the portrait of the girl. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z We took portraits and did brief write-ups for everyone—little introductions with a few details about our lives and interests. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z In one corner, an old portrait of the Elector Primo lies faceup on the ground. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I would paint portraits for them, but Mr. Reilly has admitted that my noses never work. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I wonder who used to live here—no one's cracked enough to let their portrait of the Elector sit discarded on the floor like that. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The Times set out to create a financial portrait of the very richest Americans, how their incomes have changed over the decades, and how the tax cuts will affect them. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I’ve never done a portrait from the bottom to the top before, but why not? Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I remove the fabric to find a portrait of my mother, who stares up at me from the center of the leather. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z It was a large, open room with desks and metal shutters on the windows and a portrait of the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin gazing down. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s a portrait of him in the hallway near the office,” I said, and bit into my cheese stick. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z She always thought she’d spray the most gasoline on those family portraits on the stairs. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z When I turn the card left and right, my tiny portrait winks. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He took a seat directly behind the defendants, and fixed them with a gaze of unique persistence, as though he planned to paint their portraits from memory. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z When I mural, I do landscapes or portraits, not much else. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “I think I’ll go and have dinner,” she said, and she got up and walked off to the portrait hole, her head bowed. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I look up at the portrait of our Benefactor, El Jefe, which hangs above the classroom, his eyes watching over us. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The portrait wall Grace had seen when they’d first entered the house was more striking up close, and she found herself walking more slowly as she looked at the photos. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The portrait swung open and he climbed through the hole into the common room. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z There's our obligatory portrait of the Elector hanging on the wall, surrounded by a handful of our own photos, as if he were a member of our family. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z People and animals looked out at me from inside the semitransparent walls, their horrified expressions lining each side of the hallway like twisted portraits. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The portraits on the wall looked down at her sorrowfully. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “You look a little like a heroic portrait I saw once of Andrew Jackson.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The result was a revealing portrait of a man in pain: psychic and perhaps physical. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z They did get together, however, for yearly family portraits. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulled out the letters and two small boxes and thrust them at me along with the portrait. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Larger and larger the two figures grew, until only their heads and shoulders filled the portrait. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z After breakfast, I head to the landing, where Baba's portrait is displayed. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Grinning, Harry hurried out through the portrait hole and off to the headmaster’s office. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She knew it, too, and in the silence when only her breath rasped, we regarded this fact, both of us, as if together admiring a portrait painted of her on the wall. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z So Harry got up and left through the portrait hole, wondering where Justin might be. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Sure enough, in the drawing, next to the portrait of Bobby was a little bird perched on his board. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The portrait swung open to admit them to the common room. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The only one that got lost, never to be seen again, was the one of Hooke; no portrait of him has survived. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Several grimy portraits had been scrubbed, much to the displeasure of their subjects, who sat huddled in their frames muttering darkly and wincing as they felt their raw pink faces. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z From it emerges, in almost full detail, a group portrait of a kind that is usually obscured by loss. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z How he had managed to climb through the portrait hole was anyone’s guess, because his legs had been stuck together with what they recognized at once as the Leg-Locker Curse. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The portrait came out so well that Joana suggested I give it to him. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z And he was off, hurrying back through the portrait hole and toward the entrance hall. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Photographs and gloomy, gilt-framed portraits lined the hall in long perspectives. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Generations of Fowls glared down at him from classical portraits. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The new house is built on the grave of all the trophies and symbols of the family: the New Yorker cartoons, the taxidermy, the embroidered pillows, the family portraits. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Two more boys emerge from the soot carrying a portrait in a gilded frame, twice as tall as they are, the visage of some long-dead great-grandfather glowering at the night. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z As he goes to get it, I study some of the family portraits on display. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z His face was arresting, sensitive, medieval in some strange inexplicable way, and I was reminded of a portrait seen in a gallery I had forgotten where, of a certain Gentleman Unknown. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z After the surgery, Bitter painted a portrait of Jam reclining on their porch swing and wrapped in a blanket, her eyes tired but happy, her feet dangling in shimmering air. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “It kept you warm. You got food. And you drew a nice, realistic portrait.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Some works had a religious theme, others were portraits, and others simply captured the elusive light of daily life with a vibrancy that was missing in post-mortal art. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z There was a little of everything: suitcases, briefcases, bags, knives, dishes, banknotes, papers, faded portraits. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Even portraits turn the other way when he comes up the stairs. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z I love Chuck Close’s work, too, and I was thinking it would be fun—though really ambitious—to try and do this huge portrait with all the little squares the way he does. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z He picked up the children’s history book and looked at the portrait of Big Brother which formed its frontispiece. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z On the opposing page, a portrait of the old sultan of Rûm gazed out at her. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z But when I looked at the sketch pad, all I had were puzzle pieces of the shark, when I needed to have a complete portrait. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Sitcom families—married parents in giant houses, with framed family portraits lining the staircases. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z It is a portrait’s curse and blessing to . . . hear things. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z One wall was entirely worked into a life-size portrait of a naked woman reclining. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z There was a portrait of a very plain dark woman on the wall. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z My portraits flashed on a big screen overhead. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The sunflower is a symbol of constancy, and the portrait represents Digby in mourning for his wife, Venetia, who had died suddenly in 1633. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Times photographers, coordinated by a superb picture editor, Sarah Weissman, were partners from the outset in most of the reporting, and produced portraits integral to the project. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Soon, the Nazi flag and Hitler’s portrait hung in every classroom. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “I had to give him the trees and the sun and some other stuff for an incredible cubist portrait he made that I wanted.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z And the portrait was fading; it seemed to disappear more and more every hour. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Why did he think it was fine to talk about me as though I were a portrait instead of a maiden? Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Here’s one from a few years earlier: Mrs. Roodveldt’s bridal portrait, her eyes lowered, a lace veil covering her hair and a small bouquet of lilacs in her hands. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “It’s ‘wattlebird,’” said,Hermione impatiently, “but that’s not the point —” Her words were cut short, however, as the portrait of the fat lady swung open and there was a sudden storm of clapping. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Were they grateful to be in his presence, or terrified of the outcome if he found their portraits unbecoming? Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Meanwhile, Diondra, you can start working on portraits of these sisters so we can use them for our report covers when we’re done.” Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The portrait of a young boy, no more than twelve years old, stared back at me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z In Hilly’s parlor, a portrait of a Confederate general hangs eight feet tall. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He felt his fingers trembling slightly and made an effort to control them, although no one could see him; the portraits on the walls were all empty. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She stood in the doorway, a few feet behind him, one hand on the doorknob—a portrait of spurious hesitancy about making another full entrance into the room. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Arms reached through the portrait hole to pull Harry and Ron inside, leaving Hermione to scramble in after them. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Catherine says, her glasses on the tip of her nose as she rearranges Henry’s thick hair, “You’ll thank me when you’ve not got a great cowlick in your official portrait.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z On this night, with the Lincolns present, red, white, and blue bunting is draped over the railing and a portrait of George Washington faces out. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z So they put their things away and headed out of the portrait hole, glad to meet nobody on their way to the front doors, as they weren’t entirely sure they were supposed to be out. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z We made drawing after drawing on it by filling in the tiny squares with colored pencil to make pixelated portraits. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “It’s rude to point,” Ron snapped at a particularly minuscule first-year boy as they joined the queue to climb out of the portrait hole. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The room fell silent as he climbed through the portrait hole. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Let us now look at this portrait in its larger historical and cultural context. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z A few parents and faculty members even bought some of the portraits. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z A large portrait of a fat lady in a pink dress asked them, “Password?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Miss Baker’s and Miss Inglis’s ghosts haunted the school, along with actual busts and portraits. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z An easel appeared, the blackbird struck a pose, and the outdoorsy artist started painting the bird’s portrait, while humming “Blackbird” by the Beatles. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z In their place, the soldiers hung portraits of Adolf Hitler. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Bowing my shaved head in front of my father's portrait, I repeat the age-old Bangla prayers in a strong and steady voice. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A portrait of another world: strewn boulders and gently rolling sand dunes at the Viking 1 landing site in Chryse. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “In fact, perhaps you could take portraits of our family. I’d pay you, of course.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I pass the wall of favorites and stop in front of Maman's portrait before entering the main salon. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Another click: a Dorothea Lange portrait of a Dust Bowl woman, her dark hair in a deep part, the merest hint of a smile lifting the corners of her lips. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A very rare white Bengal tiger, with icy-blue eyeballs, crept out from behind a wall of bookshelves and stalked into the open area where Audubon sat painting his bird portrait. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z At this point, our questioning of the picture’s surface comes to an end, for the portrait fails to yield up further clues. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z DUMBLEDORE: Ah, well, I do like to pop into my other portraits now and then. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z And without another word to her, he pushed his way out of the portrait hole. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z In a portrait of “Three Russian Women” for his book The Curtain Rises, published in 1944, he describes her incredible career as a fighter pilot at Stalingrad. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I go down the stairs, past the assembly of our childhood portraits. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Mulch closed the safe, swinging the portrait back into position. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The promenades boast animated cameos and portraits of famed courtiers that wink and wave as we pass. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z "Yes, I have, Brother Tarp. And thanks for the portrait of Douglass." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He darted forward, sidestepped Romilda Vane again, and pushed open the portrait of the Fat Lady. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Everything looked familiar, which was disconcerting until I realized I had seen all this stuff before in different family portraits scattered throughout the whole county, the same props used over and over again. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Dr. Sussman was also an amateur photographer, and he captured some portraits of Bobby that worked their way into the Fischer oeuvre years later. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Dozens of pictures of the guy who this car belonged to—a glossy family portrait, each family member dressed in uninteresting matching turtlenecks. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z And when Mini angled the compact to reflect the portraits of screaming women, the paintings revealed something very different: skulls. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Dreams and imaginary dramas were projected on the ceiling as Ben’s brain danced with dazzled portraits of his father and him locked in duels to the death. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She smiled, turned, and walked away, not as people in portraits usually did, out of the sides of their frames, but along what seemed to be a long tunnel painted behind her. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It is likely that he conflated two or three in Revere’s portrait. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a pastel portrait of my grandmother that was done in New York by a street artist, which makes her look like she had a broken jaw. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As the six of us lined up in our red-white-and-blue tracksuits, beaming as photographers snapped our team portrait, all I could think was, Finally! Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Seeing the portraits on display reminded me how much I missed everyone. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z In these stela portraits, the king’s clothes, chosen to represent his critical spiritual role in the society’s prosperity, generally included a headdress with an ear of maize emblazoned on the front like a star. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Joseph looked at the portrait of Oberon Marvel and the urn below it that read BELOVED. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z But he briefly gets caught in the portrait of President Washington and misjudges the thickness of the bunting decorating the front of the box. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The portrait of Bennie’s brother Vincent, which was painted along the side of a laundromat, had faded just like Papa Acevedo’s, but there was something else about it...“Sierra?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z McCandless’s signature had been penned at the bottom of the SOS note, and the photos, when developed, included many self- portraits. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There is nothing decorating the room apart from the Massachusetts state and American flags and an oil portrait of a judge. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The portrait of Pacioli illustrates the way in which, once perspective had been discovered, mathematics and art went hand in hand. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z At long last Harry thought it must be time for breakfast, so he headed through the portrait hole alone. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Matt remembered the portrait Celia had given him on his last birthday. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman in the nearest portrait was still screaming. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I look at the portraits once more; they are clearly not rich people. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Cora expected the blanket to be ripped off the next moment and made a portrait of the ensuing mayhem. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Then on the third day a photo appeared with the story, and I glimpsed at and then focused on the portrait, and I saw him there. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Don’t be ridiculous, Weasley, how could he possibly have gotten through the portrait hole?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I wished I could remember the Old Master who had painted that portrait. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Fudge looked around at the portrait of the ugly little man wearing the long curly silver wig, who was digging in his ear with the point of a quill. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He’d had a cordial, lonely, persevering face, and Ishmael turned now to stare into it, for there was a portrait of Arthur hung on the wall just to the left of a bookcase. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z My eyes wander back to the shelves, and then to the portraits on the walls. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Here were two artists, one black and one Puerto Rican, standing beneath a 115-year-old chandelier, bracketed by towering antique portraits of George and Martha Washington, singing about feeling “at home in this nation we’ve made.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Rachel stared at the portrait Then she uncovered the next easel. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The hand-painted portrait was small, but she could tell the woman had been very beautiful, with long dark hair, dark eyes, and a playful smile that probably drove guys crazy. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Long dark curtains concealed the portrait of Sirius’s mother. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “No. It was higher quality than that. Not so pixelated. It looked like a yearbook portrait.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The walls were covered with portraits of old headmasters and headmistresses, all of whom were snoozing gently in their frames. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The hall was as it had always been, grey and silent and austere, with the portraits and the weapons on the wall. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Caput Draconis,” said Percy, and the portrait swung forward to reveal a round hole in the wall. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The Gryffindors around them were so miserable, and felt so sorry for the Weasleys, that nobody tried to stop them as they got up, crossed the room, and left through the portrait hole. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Princesse watched the couple from a safe distance, cradling her portrait in her arms. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Every day or so, I stopped at the portrait with a fresh flower and a little talk. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After biology and language, our third type of evidence about Japanese origins comes from ancient portraits. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Every day, it seems, the Nazis hang more portraits of Adolf Hitler. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z There is no way I’m going to include her in the last portrait I do of my family’s home. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She took the book and stared at the portrait and its accompanying biography as though she’d been turned to stone. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He concentrates on portraits, nudes, and still lifes. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I gave her the portrait of the yellow-haired man and the letters that I had stuffed in my pocket as we fled. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look at how the little sister is laughing here,” she said, tapping one of the family portraits. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Besides, doing basketball portraits is the closest I’ll ever get to my father’s dreams for me, so I might as well let him enjoy one now. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “That is the most beautiful portrait anyone has ever made of me.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The sketch of Rosamond’s portrait pleased him highly: he said I must make a finished picture of it. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I protested that I could not pay for the clothes, but Lady Seymour simply pointed to the portrait of the yellow-haired man, her husband, on the mantel and his letters stacked next to it. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z British people love those things: a plate for the Queen’s birthday, a plate with the prince’s wedding portrait on it. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “That’s the wall,” said Andrew, pointing to the sheet of paneling sporting a framed portrait of two bluebirds. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z It was surmounted by a portrait of Napoleon, in profile, executed by Squealer in white paint. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z They both do portraits, Babs of children, Marjorie of dog owners and their dogs; they are doing Life Drawing as a refresher course, they say. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Who a person becomes later in life, how he lives, how he dies, clouds people’s memories of him, spinning and skewing—distorting—their portraits of him as a child. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He wants to make more portraits again; he decides he’s most passionate about capturing people. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z There is very little that is attractive in the portrait the poets draw of her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She looks over my shoulder, and I follow her line of vision to where her eyes are fixed on a portrait of her family, hanging next to the pantry door. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I leaned against a wall, my head inches from a black Santa portrait painted on velvet. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Edna is just the kind of portrait customer the administration lives for. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I was particularly taken with the portrait of General Kutuzov, whom everyone at the Russian court underestimated. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The next room we visited was the US Astronaut Hall of Fame, where I gawked at the portraits of space heroes and legends. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z So there cannot be just one portrait of Vincent at twenty-one. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Here is what the photograph looked like: It was a black-and-white portrait that had obviously been taken in a photographer's studio. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He looks at the portrait of the parrot, wrinkles his nose, and throws it overboard. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “You can use these to pin pictures and poems on the wall,” he said, handing me a portrait of the governor. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I had seen Chloe Marsh earlier in the day—very pretty, with a face shaped like a soft heart and with a delicate nose and lips like a contessa in a Renaissance portrait. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Harry and Ron waited for the distant sounds of two dormitory doors closing before seizing the Cloak, throwing it over themselves, and climbing through the portrait hole. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z An accomplished photographer, he also owned a black portrait studio. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Imperial guards labor to bring out massive gold-framed portraits of the princess the size of wall tapestries. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Then my portrait disappears, and a picture of the hospital is on the television screen. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We were in the dining hall by 6:40 for a breakfast of dry bread and hot sugar water, watched over by a somber portrait of George VI, the king of England. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Think of him,” she said, placing a finger against the front-view portrait of the blond young man. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He writes home and asks for a photograph of Dorus so he can make his portrait, too. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The background was unfinished, and it wasn’t exactly a portrait. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Impertinent,” said a soft voice from one of the portraits on the wall, and Phineas Nigellus Black, Sirius’s great-great-grandfather, raised his head from his arms where he had appeared to be sleeping. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I thought it strange that they should have a portrait of her here, especially in such a state of dishabille. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A few strange, antique portraits of the men and women of other days decorated the stained walls; a cupboard with glass doors contained some books and an ancient set of china. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I first noticed him that same summer when I spotted his school portrait in the yearbook. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z There was a double spiral staircase that wound up to a second-floor landing, also marble, and along the staircase, Grace could see a large portrait wall covered in professionally framed pictures. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z In the front hall, alongside the Queen, hangs a portrait of Dame Flora MacLeod with her two bagpipe-playing grandsons, posed outside Dunvegan Castle. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z There was this one stunning portrait of teenaged Mom looking over her shoulder toward the camera, tugging her headscarf toward her face. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z A vivid image of the shrieking, spitting portrait of Sirius’s mother that hung in the hall of number twelve, Grimmauld Place flashed into Harry’s mind. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He and Ron simply sat admiring it from every angle until the portrait hole opened, and Hermione came in, accompanied by Professor McGonagall. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z They had almost reached the portrait hole when a voice spoke from the chair nearest them, “I can’t believe you’re going to do this, Harry.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The wall directly ahead of them displayed rows of black-and-white and color portraits. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z There’s this portrait of Grandma in a feathered boa and a diamond bracelet. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The rays pooled on a portrait of Artemis Fowl, Senior. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z A crystal chandelier hung from the ceiling, more portraits against the dark purple walls. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I based the portrait on the Old Master pictures of saints Mr. Reilly showed me where the holy undead are in a magical garden. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The leaves had begun to change color, turning the ride through West Newton into a portrait of gold and rust. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “He made seven Horcruxes?” said Harry, horror-struck, while several of the portraits on the walls made similar noises of shock and outrage. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z A portrait of Tariq might end up seeming political, but I just gotta do what I do, and try to get it right. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I gather my courage and look up at my father's portrait. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Eating lunch at Bonanza and having their portraits taken in matching sweaters. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He crept out of the dormitory, down the stairs, across the common room, and climbed through the portrait hole. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “Hope it goes okay,” said Ron, and the pair of them watched Harry leave through the portrait hole. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He’s two years old and already the portrait of brotherly vigilance and responsibility—his arm extended toward mine, his fingers wrapped protectively around my fat wrist. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Lavender was waiting beside the portrait hole, a complication Harry had not foreseen. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z This type of portrait was customarily reserved for artists, writers, and the like. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll do the portraits, but don’t look at me when Mr. Ward sees those report covers and busts out laughing.” Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She wore a thick-ribbed woolen sweater, a pair of navy dungarees, and a pair of calf-high fisherman’s boots, and she stood now looking at the portrait of Arthur from long ago, in his logging days. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Harry clambered up onto the mantelpiece and through the hole behind Ariana’s portrait. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Professor Dumbledore’s portrait—couldn’t you bring him along, here, into yours?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The three of them sat on the car’s roof in order, as they had in all the family portraits that had once hung in the stairwell and were now reduced to ash. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z So here, in limning her portrait, must I paint her as she was, a girl of little more than my own age now. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He had a sly smirk on his face and was holding flowers in his hands, which was customary for portraits of Witchlings. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Lily, who was wearing a dressing gown, stood with her arms folded in front of the portrait of the Fat Lady, at the entrance to Gryffindor Tower. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Moreover, there was nothing inside but for a scrap of folded parchment wedged tightly into the place where a portrait should have been. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Don’t laugh —” Just then Hermione climbed in through the portrait hole. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z We sat down in straight lines in front of the desk, under portraits of Russia’s leaders. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Periodically, the queen releases a new portrait of her—sleeping soundly in a four-poster bed—to assure the kingdom that their heir is still alive. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Okay. So once upon a time, I saw this cubist portrait my brother did of you and had to have it.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Then she sat on the wicker chair below the moldy, button-eyed bison head and the portraits of the Little Blessed One and Aleyooty Ammachi that hung on either side of it. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A portrait on the opposite wall catches my attention. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I thought about that day with Thomas, when we’d been staring at the portraits of space heroes and legends in the US Astronaut Hall of Fame. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z She sat staring imperiously across the table at no one — at a portrait, perhaps, on the wall. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Personally, I love portrait shots. Wherever I am, even in the turbulent war zones or battlefields, I always stop to take pictures of people. People’s faces reveal the real story to me.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The parlor stood ready for company, with surprisingly fine furniture for the neighborhood, and a portrait on the wall. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The creature in his chest roaring in triumph, he grinned down at Ginny and gestured wordlessly out of the portrait hole. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z For the pictures, we had a simple white screen for a backdrop, and people could sit or stand for their portrait, whatever made them feel comfortable. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The lamps in Dumbledore’s office were lit, the portraits of previous headmasters were snoring gently in their frames, and the Pensieve was ready upon the desk once more. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The walls are lined with portraits and with shelves of books—pristine early editions—neatly organized and artfully arranged. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I would send them a sketch of the portrait and tell them to copy it faithfully, sending my measurements. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I thought of my chair and how really it was a portrait of me. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z It’s as though the image of the first baby Vincent emerges from under Vincent's, a pentimento uncovered, and in their parents’ eyes the portrait of that hoped-for “good boy” melds with Theo's. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Her cold eyes followed Adam as do the eyes of a front-painted portrait, and she listened with her nose for the whisky that was in him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Instead of leaving a blank space where my baby picture was meant to be, the editors made my senior portrait big enough to take up both spaces. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z They were not moving as the portraits at Hogwarts moved, but there was a certain magic about them all the same: Harry thought they breathed. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The flattering portrait later appeared in the Washington Post, with an account of the interview. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z One of those demure oil portraits of a lady with a book open in her lap and a lamb lying at her feet. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z There are still portraits of rich people, although in darker clothing. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z When she saw the portrait of the Patriarch, she gasped in horror. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z At this moment, her face a portrait of scorn, Mary Anne walked through the middle of the war game and said, “Is the war over, creeps?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The faces in the portraits turned to look at him as he entered. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z They didn’t stop running until they reached the portrait of the Fat Lady on the seventh floor. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z A photograph of her father dominated the first page—a studio portrait taken in 1922, the year of his marriage to the young Indian rodeo rider Miss Florence Buckskin. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He walks some more; then he goes back to his house and draws a portrait. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It’s almost as if there were two portraits, side by side, two Vincent van Goghs. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Although the portraits here are not taken from life, they hint at how the Inka viewed and remembered their leaders. empire to the north. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Inside, the walls were lined with portraits and stained glass. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Then she turned back to the charcoal portrait I saw her working on when I got to class. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw the brother and sister running down the marble staircase ahead and aimed jinxes at them, but merely hit several bewigged witches in a portrait on the landing, who ran screeching into neighboring paintings. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z By the time he got up to the portrait of the Fat Lady and pulled off his Invisibility Cloak, he was not surprised to find her in a most unhelpful mood. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She pulled a faux leather bound album from a stack on the table and flipped to a sketched portrait of me. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The next day, Evelyn stands among the pieces of Jeanine Matthews’s portrait in the Erudite headquarters lobby and announces a new set of rules. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He struggled on the verge of speech, but with a contemptuous look she turned and climbed back through the portrait hole.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Jack gestured to the hallway lined with painted portraits of famous San Francisco writers wearing somber expressions and silly costumes. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Then all the screens in the Erudite lobby—at least those that weren’t destroyed in the attack—flicker on, including a projector positioned over the wall where Jeanine’s portrait used to be. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Not the same kind, probably. Mine painted portraits, the ocean, that kind of stuff. My dad has some of them still hanging in his gallery in Delray.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z But for some reason, the more I look through the portraits the more it begins to affect me, which is weird and stupid because I never knew this guy. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z And there’s a subtler problem: molecules generally refuse to sit still for their portraits. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, while I managed to avoid having the portrait taken, I couldn’t get out of being part of the class picture. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Above the case a portrait of the Founder looked noncommittally down. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Practicing on himself will help him make those immortal portraits he so much wants to create, to give to the world the sense of the infinite. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Albert was sleeping beneath a blanket, his face turned towards the portrait of Oberon, with Billy’s urn still on the mantelpiece below it. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z They were candids and professional portraits from over the years, from Maya and Lauren as babies up until what looked like the most recent shot, taken last Christmas. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Just don’t expect me to paint your portrait unless a stick-figure face is acceptable. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She climbed somewhat awkwardly out of the portrait hole, and the Gryffindors began talking immediately. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The first baby Vincent is a pentimento, a ghostly image under the second Vincent's portrait, the picture of a child who might have been. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The yin fixes the yang, the image restores the original: with DNA, as with Dorian Gray, the prototype is constantly reinvigorated by its portrait. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I unpack Didu's suitcase of Hindu gods and goddesses and decide to display them near our grandfather's portrait, which just received a fresh string of chrysanthemums. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Old but grand, like she'd stepped out of a portrait, with silver hair and a royal purple shawl. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Jack gestured to the hallway lined with painted portraits of famous San Francisco writers wearing somber expressions and silly costumes. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Harry and the others were shoved and kicked up broad stone steps into a hallway lined with portraits. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Besides, my portraits don’t ever turn out so great. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z A sitting area featured portraits of previous First Ladies. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Two portraits in particular always had me thinking: one depicting heaven and God; the other, hell and the Devil. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z For now, I draw in my sketchbook and paint portraits of myself for practice. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked intently at the portrait of the masked lady. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z People made portraits and statues of him; they drew disrespectful, mocking cartoons about him. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z At first glance, it looks like an ordinary wartime portrait. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z A strand of tiny Violet orbs hung over a charcoal portrait of Ampai. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Her slave, Paul Jennings, said he was really the one who saved the portrait, but slaves were not allowed to contradict white people. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It is all too easy to overlook the obvious, and this is especially true in looking at portraits. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the most arresting images focused on people—portraits of children at play, women cooking, and old men sitting in contemplation. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He carried all three portraits to the front counter and was about to stamp his embossed gold Hofacket’s Fine Portraiture seal on the lower left corner of each one when Granddaddy stopped him. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I took a step forward; it was a portrait of me looking out from a magazine page. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z James was as ruthless and brutal as any white man but he was the portrait of moderation compared to his younger brother. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I want to do a few sketches of Abuela Celia, maybe even a formal portrait of her on her wicker swing. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z But Harry had eyes only for the man who stood in the largest portrait directly behind the headmaster’s chair. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z As I reviewed various records at the National Archives as well as information from other sources, I began to piece together a clearer portrait of Burt. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The face in the middle of the portrait is mine. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I took another look at my school portrait and discovered that I looked like I had a hungry, fuzzy caterpillar sprawled across my face. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Why would you go to all the trouble and expense of having your picture taken—portraits were pricey back then—and then turn your back on the camera? Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z "It's a tiny portrait of Diego Rivera. She painted this during their divorce." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She followed Ron through the portrait hole, hissing at them like an angry goose. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z His portrait had been taken back to its lonely landing on the seventh floor, and the Fat Lady was back. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z His portrait in solid gold, Ranofer thought as he watched the old man’s scarred hand slap the stone weights of the spindle around and around. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z As though for reassurance he looked up at the imperturbable face in the portrait. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Miss Peregrine turned a few more pages, this time landing on a group portrait of women and children gathered humorlessly around a paper moon. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Mother goes to a high shelf, bringing back Father’s portrait. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I run my fingers over one of the portraits, feeling the lumpy paint beneath my fingertips. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Getting through the portrait hole was simple; as he approached it, Ginny and Dean came through it, and Harry was able to slip between them. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I walk into the lobby, where someone reassembled the portrait of Jeanine Matthews, but they drew an X over each of her eyes in red paint and wrote “Faction scum” across the bottom. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It was so deep she found herself nearly lying down, but she sat up again and tucked her legs under her to look at the portraits on the walls. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She married a great Whig politician, and was a famous London beauty for many years, but this portrait was painted before that, when she was still unmarried. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I had no idea how Rachel could've known what he looked like back then, but the portrait was so good I had a feeling she wasn’t guessing. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z And I’ve told you before, portraits don’t represent even half of their subjects. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Mom also drew pastel portraits on the spot for anyone willing to pay eighteen dollars, and every now and then she got a commission. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Fred winked at Harry as he passed him on the way out of the portrait hole. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He looks like one of the portraits of the pioneers on the walls of the Delhi library. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The portrait, in the style of Gainsborough, showed an aristocratic family—parents, two teenage girls and an infant, all thin-lipped, and pale as ghouls—posed before a vaguely Tuscan landscape. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The shop was dark with the blinds down, but I could see framed portraits, film canisters, and camera parts on the shelves. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He approached the portrait of Dumbledore and pulled at its side. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Good. Very good!” cried the portrait of Dumbledore behind the headmaster’s chair. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Millet had planned an elaborate series of explosive “set pieces,” fireworks affixed to large metal frames shaped to depict various portraits and tableaus. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Above a spacious fireplace an oil portrait of the Founder looked down at me remotely, benign, sad, and in that hot instant, profoundly disillusioned. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She should have been angry, having seen the wedding portrait in his drawer, but his lie made it easier for her to go forward with her own. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z |
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