miniature

noun

A copy or model that represents or reproduces something in a greatly reduced size.

noun

Something small of its class.

noun

A small painting executed with great detail, often on a surface such as ivory or vellum.

noun

A small portrait, picture, or decorative letter on an illuminated manuscript.

noun

The art of painting miniatures.

adjective

Greatly reduced in size or scale. synonym: small.

To represent or depict on a small scale.

noun

A painting, generally a portrait, of very small dimensions, usually executed in water-colors, but sometimes in oil, on ivory, vellum, or paper of a thick and fine quality.