| Property |
Value |
| @id | the:ValueFraming |
| type | Art, Composition, Concept, formal analysis, Resource, Visual Analysis, Visual Arts |
| broader | Composition, Formal Analysis, Interpretation, Value Structure, visual art term |
| definition | The use of dark-valued elements surrounding a lighter focal area to create contrast-based separation and direct the viewer's attention inward. |
| inScheme | Watercolor Criticism Scheme |
| label | Value framing |
| scope note | Distinct from repoussoir in that the framing elements need not be foreground objects but can be any surrounding dark masses such as hair, clothing, or background. |
| skos:altLabel | Tonal framing, Dark surround |
| skos:exactMatch | Chiaroscuro |