DIA is a national-level intelligence organization that does not belong to a single military element or the traditional chain of command, instead answering to the Secretary of Defense directly through the USDI.
Artspan Portal: Portraiture. Portraiture is the recording of an individual's appearance and personality, whether in a photograph, a painting or sculpture, or other medium.rtspan Portal: Portraiture. Portraiture is the recording of an individual's appearance and personality, whether in a photograph, a painting or sculpture, or other medium.
Roman portraiture is characterized by its warts and all realism; bust of Lucius Caecilius Iucundus, a cast in the Pushkin Museum; the original in bronze was found in Pompeii, and is now in the Naples National Archaeological Museum. Roman portraiture was one of the most significant periods in the development of portrait art. Originating from Ancient Rome, it continued for almost five centuries. Roman portraiture is characterised by unusual realism and the desire to convey images of nature in the high quality style often seen in Ancient Roman art.