| Property |
Value |
| @id | the:ShapeHierarchy |
| type | vad:Composition, vad:VisualAnalysis, vad:VisualArts, skos:Concept, vad:Art, vad:FormalAnalysis, rdfs:Resource |
| broader | the:visualArtTerm, the:VisualHierarchy, the:Interpretation, the:Composition, the:FormalAnalysis |
| definition | The deliberate organization of shapes within a composition by relative size and visual importance, establishing dominant, subordinate, and accent masses. |
| inScheme | the:WatercolorCriticismScheme |
| label | Shape hierarchy |
| scope note | Applies particularly to compositions with many similar elements, such as architectural subjects, where size differentiation prevents fragmentation. |
| skos:altLabel | Mass hierarchy, Shape dominance |
| skos:exactMatch | Visual_hierarchy |