| Property |
Value |
| @id | the:ForegroundRepoussoir |
| type | vad:Art, vad:FormalAnalysis, rdfs:Resource, vad:Composition, vad:VisualAnalysis, vad:VisualArts, skos:Concept |
| broader | the:FormalAnalysis, the:visualArtTerm, the:Interpretation, the:Composition |
| definition | A compositional device in which a prominent foreground element, often a figure, is placed to frame the scene, establish scale, and direct the viewer's eye into the pictorial depth. |
| inScheme | the:WatercolorCriticismScheme |
| label | Foreground repoussoir |
| scope note | Common in landscape and veduta painting; the foreground element provides entry into the scene and a sense of spatial layering. |
| skos:altLabel | Repoussoir figure, Framing device figure |
| skos:exactMatch | Repoussoir |