pictorialism (0 synonym found)

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Definition of pictorialism:

(n) : (photography) A school of artistic photography that emphasized using photography to mimic certain styles of contemporary painting, that flourished in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
(n) : Any artistic use of photography to imitate painting, especially using pictorial conventions.
(n) : The theory that mental imagery is visual rather than based on language-like description.

Definition of pictorialism:

(n) : (photography) A school of artistic photography that emphasized using photography to mimic certain styles of contemporary painting, that flourished in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
(n) : Any artistic use of photography to imitate painting, especially using pictorial conventions.
(n) : The theory that mental imagery is visual rather than based on language-like description.

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