Like in old portraits of ladies, the clothes were very important for the colours and the atmosphere.

正如女装旧画像，衣服是非常重要的气氛和色彩。

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The Beijing News reported on January 5 that a 19-year-old Chinese college student called Su Zizi (not her real name) paid her college tuition fees by posing naked in model portraits.

《新京报》1月5日报道称，19岁的中国大学生苏紫紫(化名)拍裸模写真来支付自己的学费。

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According to the Daily Mail, the 31-year-old could spend over six months and uses up to ten thousand screws to create just one of his three-dimensional portraits!

据英国《每日邮报》报道，这个31岁的艺术家为了完成一幅3D“钉子画”，竟可以花掉6个月的时间，而用掉的钉子也是上万之多！

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Additionally, the centuries-old portraits have also watched over some of the most historic events of the 20th Century.

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Of course, like establishments throughout much of the country, there are old portraits of Thailand's king, who has been on the throne since 1946.

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Old Lobo family portraits from when Ramon was a child still hang on the walls.

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