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three-quarter [2 records]

Record 1 2014-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Art History and Theory
  • Painting (Arts)
DEF

a three-quarter-length portrait

Key term(s)
  • three-quarter portrait

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histoire et théorie de l'art
  • Peinture (Arts)
OBS

Personnage. Être humain représenté dans une œuvre d'art.

OBS

L'expression «à mi-corps» est ambiguë. Elle peut aussi bien vouloir dire «à la taille» ou «aux hanches» dans la description des œuvres d'art.

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Art History and Theory
  • Painting (Arts)
DEF

a three-quarter-face portrait

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histoire et théorie de l'art
  • Peinture (Arts)
CONT

On peut faire un portrait de face, de profil ou de trois-quarts.

Spanish

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