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Paintings

Scope note

Use for unique works in which images are formed primarily by the direct application of pigments, arranged in masses of color, onto a generally two-dimensional surface.

Term type

AAT
Activity
Motif
Object name

Getty AAT term number

300033618

Term used for

pictures

Equivalent Terms used

painting
painting (visual work)

Created

13yrs ago

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