Portrait dream meaning is explained below using 13 different sources. Each interpretation is shown with its source.
Interpretation 1 — Zolar
children, of: wil attain a high position in a select social gathering.
friend, of a: the layers wil be exposed to salacious scandal.
painting ancestor’s: wil be gratified, but disil usioned, at his lack of importance.
another’s: wil be a victim of artful persuasion.
children’s: wil abolish any envy and resign yourself to giving.
own: have overblown your own importance in the creation of a new enterprise.
receiving a gift of a: immediate success if you seek a change of location.
relatives, of: deceptive flattery fuels your vanity, but you wil reject the giver.
sweetheart, of your: long-lasting love; a season of seductive pleasures.
women of a: your emotions are being thrust aside.
Interpretation 2 — Martha Clarke
If you create a positive image of yourself, it means that you are satisfied with how you are.
If the opposite is shown, the dream evidences that you are afraid to discover something hidden in yourself. Lastly, dreaming of making a portrait of someone else manifests feelings toward that person.
Interpretation 3 — Stearn Robinson - Tom Corbett
See also Artist, Oil Painting, Ancestors, Pic- tures, Colors, etc.
Interpretation 4 — Klaus Vollmar
See Picture.
Interpretation 5 — Gustavus Hindman Miller
See Pictures, Photographs, and Paintings.
Interpretation 6 — Dream Explanations - Anonymous
See Photograph and Painting.
Interpretation 7 — Katherine Taylor Craig
To receive or to give one away, treason (Gypsy).
Interpretation 8 — Joan Seaman - Tom Philbin
2. A measure of success regarding love life, intimate relationships.
3. Use caution, flattery may be deceiving.