Which term describes the field focused on creating portraits?

• A. Portrait
• B. Portraiture
• C. Sculpture
• D. Painting

Answer: (B)

Portraiture is the field devoted to creating portraits. It refers to the practice and study of representing a person or people, with attention to likeness, personality, and character. This term encompasses how portraits are produced across different media—painting, drawing, photography, or sculpture—making it the proper way to describe the genre as a whole. The other options describe either a single image (portrait) or broad media categories (sculpture, painting) rather than the specific field of portrait-making. So the best answer names the genre itself: portraiture.