repoussoir
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French repoussoir.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]repoussoir (plural repoussoirs)
- (art) The use of an object such as a curtain extremely close up to the picture plane in a painting. This originates from Baroque paintings and is used to create depth
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From repousser.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]repoussoir m (plural repoussoirs)
Further reading
[edit]- “repoussoir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.