| Property |
Value |
| @id | the:SerialDevelopment |
| 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 | The artistic practice of creating a sequence of related works that progressively explore and refine compositional, technical, or thematic concerns. |
| editorial note | Distinct from Serial Variation in that development implies a directional arc — works build on predecessors, refining compositional, technical, or thematic concerns over time. The sequence has trajectory. See also: Serial Variation. |
| inScheme | the:WatercolorCriticismScheme |
| label | Serial development |
| narrower | the:SketchToPaintingDevelopment |
| scope note | Use when criticism addresses how an artist's work evolves across a sequence of related paintings, noting cumulative learning or increasing sophistication. |
| skos:altLabel | Series progression, Iterative practice |
| skos:exactMatch | Series_(art) |