| Property |
Value |
| @id | the:ArchitecturalFramingDevice |
| type | Art, Composition, Concept, formal analysis, Resource, Visual Analysis, Visual Arts |
| broader | Composition, Formal Analysis, Interpretation, Spatial Composition Strategy, visual art term |
| definition | A 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. |
| inScheme | Watercolor Criticism Scheme |
| label | Architectural framing device |
| scope note | Related to repoussoir but specifically involves built structures functioning as framing elements within the composition. |
| skos:altLabel | Archway as frame, Natural proscenium |
| skos:exactMatch | Repoussoir |