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IMPRESSIONISM [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Music (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- color phrase 1, record 1, English, color%20phrase
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The... opera... uses the shifting ninth and eleventh chords... and color phase of impressionism. 1, record 1, English, - color%20phrase
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Musique (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- syllabe colorée
1, record 1, French, syllabe%20color%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] mentionnons simplement [...] l'emploi de syllabe colorée dans la Transfiguration, œuvre pour orchestre, solistes instrumentistes, et chœur. 1, record 1, French, - syllabe%20color%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-09-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Art History and Theory
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- neo-impressionism 1, record 2, English, neo%2Dimpressionism
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] movement founded by Seurat and Signac in about 1885 in an effort to systematize and "scientize" impressionism. 1, record 2, English, - neo%2Dimpressionism
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As neo-impressionism followed impressionism so it, in its turn, was followed by post-impressionism-a protest against the growing worship of mere skill in representation. 1, record 2, English, - neo%2Dimpressionism
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Histoire et théorie de l'art
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- néo-impressionnisme
1, record 2, French, n%C3%A9o%2Dimpressionnisme
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mouvement constitué par Seurat, Signac et le groupe d'artistes qui suivirent leurs principes, l'étude scientifique de la couleur et la division systématique du ton pratiquée d'instinct par les impressionnistes. 1, record 2, French, - n%C3%A9o%2Dimpressionnisme
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le néo-impressionnisme [...] garantit un maximum de luminosité, de coloration et d'harmonie qui n'avait pas encore été atteint. 1, record 2, French, - n%C3%A9o%2Dimpressionnisme
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-09-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Art History and Theory
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- impressionism
1, record 3, English, impressionism
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The representations of impressionism are closer to sensual experience than those of naturalism in the narrower sense, and replace the object of theoretical knowledge by that of direct optical experience more completely than any earlier art. 2, record 3, English, - impressionism
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A] major movement in nineteenth century art. The name comes from a painting exhibited by Claude Monet in 1874, catalogued as Impression, Sunrise ... the term is applied most frequently to paintings where the artist has aimed to capture the visual impression made by a scene ... characteristically by the play of light on a scene .... 2, record 3, English, - impressionism
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Histoire et théorie de l'art
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- impressionnisme
1, record 3, French, impressionnisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nom donné à une école de peinture qui s'est développée en France durant la seconde moitié du XIXe siècle [et qui] désigne un «système de peinture qui consiste à rendre purement et simplement l'impression telle qu'elle a été ressentie matériellement». 2, record 3, French, - impressionnisme
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'impressionnisme correspondait d'abord à une intensification des principes réalistes et, par suite, à une vision nouvelle de la réalité proposée par quelques artistes doués d'une extraordinaire faculté de perception optique. 3, record 3, French, - impressionnisme
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme était inspiré par le titre d'une des toiles exposées par Claude Monet : Impression, Soleil levant. 2, record 3, French, - impressionnisme
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Historia y teoria del arte
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- impresionismo
1, record 3, Spanish, impresionismo
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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