| Property |
Value |
| ID | the:ImpermanenceTheme |
| @type | vad:ArtCriticism, rdfs:Resource, vad:VisualAnalysis, vad:Art, vad:ContextualAnalysis, skos:Concept, vad:ArtHistory, vad:VisualArts |
| altLabel | Ephemerality |
| Transience |
| broader | the:visualArtTerm, the:Interpretation, the:Criticism, the:ConceptualAnalysis |
| definition | A thematic concern with the temporary, fragile, or dissolving nature of depicted subjects. Aligned with watercolor as a medium that resists correction and records the moment of making. |
| editorialNote | Source: 20260309. |
| example | In Venetian contexts, manifest through flood water that reflects and destabilizes the image of enduring monuments. |
| inScheme | the:WatercolorCriticismScheme |
| label | Impermanence Theme |
| related | the:IconographicContent, the:VerticalIconographicAxis, the:AcquaAlta, the:OpticalAbstraction |
| scopeNote | The medium and the subject reinforce each other: watercolor's irreversibility and luminous fragility make it a natural vehicle for subjects concerned with transience. |