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Painterly — is a translation of the German term malerisch , one of the opposed categories popularized by Swiss art historian Heinrich Wölfflin (1864 1945) in order to help focus, enrich and standardize the terms being used by art historians of his time to… … Wikipedia
Painterly — Paint er*ly (p[=a]nt [ e]r*l[y^]), a. Like a painter s work. [Obs.] A painterly glose of a visage. Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
painterly — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of or appropriate to a painter; artistic. 2) (of a painting) characterized by qualities of colour, stroke, and texture rather than of line … English terms dictionary
painterly — [pānt′ər lē] adj. 1. Now Rare of or characteristic of a painter 2. characterized by those qualities related to a painter s techniques in applying colors in masses, esp. with a thick, rough surface texture, as distinguished from linear qualities… … English World dictionary
painterly — [[t]pe͟ɪntə(r)li[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Painterly means relating to or characteristic of painting or painters. ...his painterly talents... The film has a painterly eye … English dictionary
painterly — paint|er|ly [ˈpeıntəli US tər ] adj written typical of painters or painting ▪ painterly images … Dictionary of contemporary English
painterly — adjective typical of painters or painting: painterly images … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
painterly — /payn teuhr lee/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a painter. 2. Fine Arts. characterized by qualities of color, stroke, or texture perceived as distinctive to the art of painting, esp. the rendering of forms and images in terms of … Universalium
painterly — adjective a) Characteristic of a painter or paintings. b) Having clear brush strokes. Ant: plastic, linear … Wiktionary
Painterly — Живописный, относящийся к живописи … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
