| Property |
Value |
| @id | the:CastShadowIntegration |
| type | Art, Composition, Concept, formal analysis, Resource, Visual Analysis, Visual Arts |
| broader | Composition, Figure-Ground Relationship, Formal Analysis, Interpretation, visual art term |
| definition | The use of cast shadows on the ground plane or adjacent surfaces to visually anchor figures and objects within a depicted space. |
| inScheme | Watercolor Criticism Scheme |
| label | Cast shadow integration |
| scope note | Particularly important in architectural and figurative compositions where elements must appear grounded rather than floating. |
| skos:altLabel | Ground-plane shadow, Anchoring shadow |
| skos:exactMatch | Cast_shadow |