| Property |
Value |
| @id | the:ForegroundRepoussoir |
| type | Art, Composition, Concept, formal analysis, Resource, Visual Analysis, Visual Arts |
| broader | Composition, Formal Analysis, Interpretation, visual art term |
| definition | A compositional device in which a prominent foreground element, often a figure, is placed to frame the scene, establish scale, and direct the viewer's eye into the pictorial depth. |
| inScheme | Watercolor Criticism Scheme |
| label | Foreground repoussoir |
| scope note | Common in landscape and veduta painting; the foreground element provides entry into the scene and a sense of spatial layering. |
| skos:altLabel | Framing device figure, Repoussoir figure |
| skos:exactMatch | Repoussoir |