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Frontality

Scope note

The quality possessed by a sculpture, building, or other structure that is designed to be viewed from directly in front; in pictorial compositions, the quality possessed by figures that face directly out of the picture.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300056274

Broader Terms used

<form and composition concepts>

Term used for

frontal depiction

Created

13yrs ago

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