pictorialism
A school of artistic photography that emphasized using photography to mimic certain…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
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)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
(countable, uncountable)Any artistic use of photography to imitate painting, especially using pictorial conventions.
(countable, uncountable)The theory that mental imagery is visual rather than based on language-like description.
Forms
plural: pictorialisms| Singular | pictorialism |
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Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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