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Heightening

Scope note

Use for the painting or drawing technique in which the rendition of forms is completed by raising the value of appropriate areas with white or pale color. MAYER

This term has 2 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material

Getty AAT term number

300053418

Equivalent Terms used

heightened

Created

13yrs ago

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