| Property |
Value |
| ID | the:ForegroundRepoussoir |
| @type | rdfs:Resource, skos:Concept, vad:Art, vad:FormalAnalysis, vad:Composition, vad:VisualArts, vad:VisualAnalysis |
| altLabel | Framing device figure |
| Repoussoir figure |
| broader | the:visualArtTerm, the:Interpretation, the:Composition, the:FormalAnalysis |
| 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. |
| exactMatch | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repoussoir |
| inScheme | the:WatercolorCriticismScheme |
| label | Foreground repoussoir |
| scopeNote | Common in landscape and veduta painting; the foreground element provides entry into the scene and a sense of spatial layering. |