miniaturist

min·i·a·ture

M0313600 (mĭn′ē-ə-cho͝or′, -chər, mĭn′ə-)n.1. a. A copy or model that represents or reproduces something in a greatly reduced size.b. Something small of its class.2. a. A small painting executed with great detail, often on a surface such as ivory or vellum.b. A small portrait, picture, or decorative letter on an illuminated manuscript.c. The art of painting miniatures.adj. Greatly reduced in size or scale. See Synonyms at small.

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[Italian miniatura, illumination of manuscripts, small painting, from miniare, to illuminate, from Latin miniāre, to color red, from minium, cinnabar, red lead (often used to adulterate cinnabar), probably of pre-Roman Iberian origin (since the Romans obtained most of their cinnabar from Spain); akin to Minius, ancient Roman name of the Miño (Minho) River of Galicia and northern Portugal.]

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min′i·a·tur′ist n.

miniaturist

(ˈmɪnɪtʃərɪst) n (Art Terms) a person who paints miniature portraits

min•i•a•tur•ist

(ˈmɪn i ə tʃər ɪst, ˈmɪn ə tʃər-)

n. 1. a painter of miniatures. 2. a person who makes or collects miniature objects. [1850–55]

miniaturist

1. Obsolete, an artist whose task it was to draw in red certain words or letters in manuscripts.
2. a painter of miniature pictures or portraits, as on china or ivory, characterized by fineness of detail.See also: Art

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miniaturist - someone who paints tiny pictures in great detailpainter - an artist who paints

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