| Property |
Value |
| @id | the:FocalHierarchy |
| type | Art, Composition, Concept, formal analysis, Resource, Visual Analysis, Visual Arts |
| broader | Composition, Formal Analysis, Interpretation, visual art term, Visual Hierarchy |
| definition | The deliberate ordering of visual elements so that the viewer's attention is guided through a structured sequence of primary, secondary, and subordinate focal points. |
| inScheme | Watercolor Criticism Scheme |
| label | Focal hierarchy |
| narrower | Focal orchestration, Resolution hierarchy, Understated focal point, Value contrast as focal device |
| scope note | Achieved through variations in color, scale, material, position, or contrast to establish dominant and subordinate elements. |
| skos:altLabel | Compositional hierarchy, Attention hierarchy |
| skos:exactMatch | Visual_hierarchy |