portrait bust

collocation in English

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portrait
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɔː.trət/us
/ˈpɔːr.trɪt/
a painting, photograph, drawing, etc. of a person or, less commonly, of a group ...
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bust
adjective
uk
/bʌst/us
/bʌst/
UKinformal
broken:
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(Definition ofportraitandbustfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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His tomb is above the main doorway, surmounted by aportraitbustwhich shows him wearing the corno, the distinctive doge's hat.
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Theportraitbust, designed for interior display, also became popular.
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With the growth of civic development there was an increasing demand for public statuary and theportraitbustalso became popular.
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The original memorial includes aportraitbustof the politician on a pedestal with commemorative plaque.
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He had begun in the 1820s making many serious portrait busts of the celebrities of the time.
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There was also a market for grave monuments and portrait busts.
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He created more than 400 works - statuettes, portrait busts, and sculptures.
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He was noted for his symbolic and expressionist bronze statuettes and portrait busts.
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She was also a sculptor of portrait busts.
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He was eventually dropped from the program, and again supported himself by sculpting portrait busts.
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He devoted himself particularly to the making of portrait busts, in which he attained high rank.
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His works are varied and include an immense number of portrait busts.
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He was also a fine sculptor of portrait busts.
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On their return, they opened a studio that specialized in portrait busts.
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He again began to turn out portrait busts, and after various proposals was selected for two sculptures.
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He is known above all for his portrait busts and imaginary portraits.
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He created a series of portrait busts of war heroes and military figures during the 1940s.
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Simpich is best known for her sensitive portrait busts.
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