Portrait vs. Biography — What's the Difference?

A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person.

A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just the basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events.

A likeness of a person, especially one showing the face, that is created by a painter or photographer, for example.

An account of a person's life written, composed, or produced by another

A verbal representation or description, especially of a person.

Biographies considered as a group, especially when regarded as a genre.

A dramatic representation of a character

The writing, composition, or production of biographies

The orientation of a page such that the longer side runs from top to bottom.

A person's life story, especially one published.

(countable) A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.

The art of writing this kind of story.

An accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.

(transitive) To write a biography of.

A print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.

The written history of a person's life.

(obsolete) To portray; to draw.

Biographical writings in general.

Representing the actual features of an individual; not ideal.

An account of the series of events making up a person's life

The likeness of a person, painted, drawn, or engraved; commonly, a representation of the human face painted from real life.

Hence, any graphic or vivid delineation or description of a person; as, a portrait in words.

To portray; to draw.

A painting of a person's face

A word picture of a person's appearance and character

Any likeness of a person;