(Public) Portrait-Sitting Database

What is a portrait sitting?A portrait sitting is a moment of interaction between an artist, a sitter (the person who is portrayed) and sometimes others, from which a portrait is typically produced.What is the portrait-sitting database?The portrait-sitting database is a collection of information about portrait sittings, specifically, sittings for British portraits 1900-1960 and, predominantly, portraits in the National Portrait Gallery.What is the portrait-sitting ontology?The portrait-sitting ontology is a formal specification of the objects, concepts and relationships that make up knowledge about portrait sittings. It is the framework, according to which the data in the portrait-sitting database has been structured.Who is behind this project?The portrait-sitting ontology and data are products of my (Dawn Kanter's) PhD research at The Open University. The project is titled Collecting and Connecting Portrait Sittings: A Re-evaluation of Portrait-Sitting Accounts in Enhancing Knowledge and Understanding of British Portraiture 1900-1960.

何谓肖像摆姿？肖像摆姿乃艺术家、被描绘者（即肖像主体）及其它相关人员之间互动的瞬间，由此往往衍生出一幅肖像作品。何为肖像摆姿数据库？肖像摆姿数据库汇聚了有关肖像摆姿的信息，具体而言，涵盖1900年至1960年间英国肖像摆姿及其主要集中展示于国家肖像画廊的肖像。何为肖像摆姿本体论？肖像摆姿本体论是对构成有关肖像摆姿知识的对象、概念及关系的正式规范，它是构建肖像摆姿数据库数据的框架。此项目背后是谁？肖像摆姿本体论及其数据系本人（Dawn Kanter）在开放大学攻读博士学位期间的研究成果。该项目名为《搜集与连接肖像摆姿：对1900-1960年英国肖像摆姿记录的再评估，以增进对英国肖像艺术的知识与理解》。