| Property |
Value |
| @id | the:ImpermanenceTheme |
| type | vad:VisualAnalysis, vad:VisualArts, skos:Concept, vad:ContextualAnalysis, vad:Art, vad:ArtCriticism, vad:ArtHistory, rdfs:Resource |
| broader | the:Criticism, the:ConceptualAnalysis, the:visualArtTerm, the:Interpretation |
| definition | A thematic concern with the temporary, fragile, or dissolving nature of depicted subjects. Aligned with watercolor as a medium that resists correction and records the moment of making. |
| editorial note | Source: 20260309. |
| example | In Venetian contexts, manifest through flood water that reflects and destabilizes the image of enduring monuments. |
| inScheme | the:WatercolorCriticismScheme |
| label | Impermanence Theme |
| related | the:IconographicContent, the:OpticalAbstraction, the:AcquaAlta, the:VerticalIconographicAxis |
| scope note | The medium and the subject reinforce each other: watercolor's irreversibility and luminous fragility make it a natural vehicle for subjects concerned with transience. |
| skos:altLabel | Ephemerality, Transience |