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Foreshortening

Scope note

In pictorial representation, the diminishing of certain dimensions of an object or figure in order to indicate its recession into the pictorial space. MAYER

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300053417

Equivalent Terms used

foreshortened

Created

13yrs ago

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