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Art Glossary: Portrait Canvas

By Marion Boddy-Evans, About.com

Definition:

The term 'portrait canvas' is used to describe a canvas that is a vertical rectangle, that is taller than it is wide.

The term refers to the shape of a canvas, not the subject that's painted on it, so it's not a specific type of canvas used only for painting portraits of people.

The opposite of a portrait canvas is a landscape canvas.

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