| Property |
Value |
| ID | the:SurrogateObserver |
| @type | rdfs:Resource, skos:Concept |
| altLabel | Repoussoir figure |
| Surrogate viewer |
| broader | the:visualArtTerm, the:Composition, the:FormalAnalysis, the:Interpretation, the:ViewerPositioningStrategy |
| definition | A figure within a composition whose posture or placement invites the viewer to identify with their vantage point, positioning the audience within the depicted scene. |
| exactMatch | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repoussoir |
| inScheme | the:WatercolorCriticismScheme |
| label | Surrogate observer |
| scopeNote | Often a figure seen from behind or at the composition's edge, acting as a proxy for the viewer's gaze. |