About: Staffage

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@idthe:Staffage
typerdfs:Resource, skos:Concept
broaderthe:Interpretation, the:FormalAnalysis, the:SubjectMatter, the:visualArtTerm
definitionHuman figures included in a composition primarily for scale, animation, or compositional purposes rather than as psychological subjects.
inSchemethe:WatercolorCriticismScheme
labelStaffage
relatedthe:ArchitecturalSubjects, the:landscapePainting, the:CrowdScene, the:GesturalFigures, the:St.MarksBasilica_20260110
scope noteDistinguished from portraiture or figure painting where the human subject is the primary focus.
skos:exactMatchStaffage



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