About: Staffage

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@idthe:Staffage
typeConcept, Resource
broaderFormal Analysis, Interpretation, Subject Matter, visual art term
definitionHuman figures included in a composition primarily for scale, animation, or compositional purposes rather than as psychological subjects.
inSchemeWatercolor Criticism Scheme
labelStaffage
relatedArchitectural Subjects, Crowd Scene, Gestural figures, landscape painting, St. Mark's Basilica Notes
scope noteDistinguished from portraiture or figure painting where the human subject is the primary focus.
skos:exactMatchStaffage



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