When is a portrait not a portrait

[Stanka Kordic]

I believe when doing a "figurative portrait" the gesture will define the likeness more than anything. The portrait shown (beautiful by the way) for me is wrought with emotion and narrative. Oh the bliss of being able to convince a client that this, too, is descriptive. It truly depends on the goals of the portrait. IS IT to convey to pictorial likeness, accurate for everyone including the neighbor? OR, will the portait be an intimate depiction of a moment, a feeling, only recognizable to a token few?