About: Architectural framing device

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@idthe:ArchitecturalFramingDevice
typevad:Art, vad:FormalAnalysis, rdfs:Resource, vad:Composition, vad:VisualAnalysis, vad:VisualArts, skos:Concept
broaderthe:Interpretation, the:Composition, the:FormalAnalysis, the:visualArtTerm, the:SpatialCompositionStrategy
definitionA compositional strategy in which an architectural element such as an arch, doorway, or window serves as an internal frame directing the viewer's gaze into the pictorial space beyond.
inSchemethe:WatercolorCriticismScheme
labelArchitectural framing device
scope noteRelated to repoussoir but specifically involves built structures functioning as framing elements within the composition.
skos:altLabelArchway as frame, Natural proscenium
skos:exactMatchRepoussoir



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