Abstract This article explores the compatibility of posing and authenticity in portraiture. Often understood as a source of inauthenticity, I propose that posing in fact functions as an artistic tool that can support a truthful portrayal. My argument first discusses authenticity in relation to portraiture through the lens of Bernard Williams’s idea of “truthfulness,” which relies on his notions of “accuracy” and “sincerity.” Second, I introduce a phenomenology of posing. I identify two aspects of posing that can be present in the portrait; these are the “posing sitter,” who holds the actual physical pose, but also point out the use of a “posing effect” in the image, which I call the “posed sitter.” Third, I address the worry of posing as a source of inauthenticity and demonstrate how this can be reframed in order to lay bare its capacity for enhancing truthfulness. The pose then need not be regarded with suspicion of artifice that clouds the authenticity of the sitter; instead, it can offer an approach to truthfully portray the sitter.

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真实的肖像：姿势可以成为肖像真实性的工具吗？

摘要 本文探讨了肖像画中姿势和真实性的兼容性。通常被理解为不真实的根源，我认为实际上是一种艺术工具，可以支持真实的描绘。我的论点首先通过伯纳德·威廉姆斯的“真实性”理念来讨论与肖像画相关的真实性，这依赖于他的“准确性”和“真诚”的概念。其次，我介绍了一种姿势现象学。我确定了可以在肖像中出现的两个方面的姿势；这些是“摆姿势的人”，他们保持实际的身体姿势，但也指出了在图像中使用“摆姿势效果”，我称之为“摆姿势的人”。第三，我解决了冒充不真实来源的担忧，并展示了如何重新构建这一点，以揭示其增强真实性的能力。因此，不必怀疑该姿势会影响保姆的真实性；相反，它可以提供一种真实描绘保姆的方法。