And when he talks, the book is a delight, a lively portrait of a tobacco-chewing, colorful and crude original.

It all makes for a lively and entertaining portrait, though not, it must be said, a particularly profound one.

With original oil paintings of the period alongside the clothing, the exhibition offers its own lively portrait of life in Venice.

This edition also gives lively portraits of his era and of his musical contemporaries.

First Session is a lively portrait of a jazz great, surrounded by the best musicians in the business, getting his feet wet.

This is a lively portrait of life among Northern California's white sharks and the dogged researchers who study them.

He draws equally lively portraits of the central characters in his story.

A lively portrait and two nude paintings of her by Theresa Bernstein (who died this year at 107) are also shown.

The score is a lively, loving double portrait, with appended buffoon and background delights.

The male theme dominates a lively portrait of her mother's family: two generations of arts and indulgence in London's bohemian circles.