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PICTURAL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1985-10-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Art History and Theory
- Painting (Arts)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- painterliness
1, record 1, English, painterliness
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Baroque ... is achieved most particularly by the calculation of light against dark, mass against void, the use of strong diagonals or curves, breaking down the expected and separating plane. The expression of substance by the use of colour and contrast of light ("painterliness") distinguishes the style from the linear preoccupations of Mannerism and Rococo. 1, record 1, English, - painterliness
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The art historian Wolfflin has specifically used the word "painterliness" to describe the Baroque style. It is an extension of the meaning of the word. 2, record 1, English, - painterliness
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Histoire et théorie de l'art
- Peinture (Arts)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pictural
1, record 1, French, pictural
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les peintres épris du «pictural» n'ont que trop d'intérêts à donner aux lumières et aux ombres une autre fonction que celle de révéler les formes; [...] 1, record 1, French, - pictural
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pictural : adjectif utilisé substantivement; il n'existe pas en français un terme pour illustrer cette notion particulière au style baroque. 2, record 1, French, - pictural
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1985-09-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Art History and Theory
- Painting (Arts)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- painterly
1, record 2, English, painterly
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Marked by or tending toward an openness of form which is not linear and in which sharp outlines are wholly or nearly wholly lacking ... 1, record 2, English, - painterly
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Baroque ... The expression of substance by the use of colour and contrast of light ("painterliness") distinguishes the style from the linear preoccupations of Mannerism and Rococo ... 2, record 2, English, - painterly
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Histoire et théorie de l'art
- Peinture (Arts)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pictural
1, record 2, French, pictural
correct, see observation, adjective, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- pittoresque 2, record 2, French, pittoresque
correct, see observation, adjective
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Baroque. Le style classique est linéaire, il s'attache aux limites de l'objet en le définissant et en l'isolant. Le style baroque est pictural (...) 3, record 2, French, - pictural
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Linéaire et pictural. (...) Le caractère pictural (ou, en ce cas spécial : pittoresque) semble inhérent [à certains objets]. 2, record 2, French, - pictural
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les vedettes "pictoral" et "pittoresque" décrivent une qualité particulière de l'art baroque et leur acception habituelle ne s'applique pas ici. 4, record 2, French, - pictural
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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