picture composition
1Composition with Still Life — is a painting by the American artist Edwin Dickinson (1891–1978). Begun in 1933 and completed in 1937, it is Dickinson s largest work. Painted in oil on canvas and nearly monochromatic, the allegorical composition depicts two headless nudes in a… …
2composition — late 14c., action of combining, also manner in which a thing is composed, from O.Fr. composicion (13c., Mod.Fr. composition) composition, make up, literary work, agreement, settlement, from L. compositionem (nom. compositio) a putting together,… …
3composition — ► NOUN 1) the constitution of something made up from different elements: the molecular composition of cells. 2) a work of music, literature, or art. 3) a thing composed of various elements. 4) the action of composing. 5) the artistic arrangement… …
4Composition (visual arts) — The Art of Painting by Jan Vermeer, noted for his subtle compositions In the visual arts – in particular painting, graphic design, photography and sculpture – composition is the placement or arrangement of visual elements or ingredients in a work …
5composition — com|po|si|tion W3 [ˌkɔmpəˈzıʃən US ˌka:m ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(parts/members)¦ 2¦(music/writing)¦ 3¦(picture)¦ 4¦(writing at school)¦ 5¦(printing)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin compositio, from compositus; COMPOSITE1] …
6Picture book — A picture book is a popular form of illustrated literature mdash;more precisely, a book with comparatively few words and at least one picture on each of its openings mdash;popularized in the 20th century Western world. The illustrations in… …
7composition — noun 1 MAKING A WHOLE (U) the way in which something is made up of different parts, things, members etc: There were dramatic changes in the composition of the committee after the election. (+ of): He s doing research into the chemical composition …
8composition — n. 1 a the act of putting together; formation or construction. b something so composed; a mixture. c the constitution of such a mixture; the nature of its ingredients (the composition is two parts oil to one part vinegar). 2 a a literary or… …
9Composition ornament — Compo is a mouldable resin worked either by hand or more usually pressed into moulds to produce decorative work. It s now most commonly seen as part of gilded picture frames, but was in use for many smaller decorative mouldings from the later… …
10composition — noun 1》 the nature of the ingredients or constituents of a whole or mixture. ↘a thing composed of various elements. 2》 a work of music, literature, or art. ↘the artistic arrangement of the elements of a picture. 3》 the action of composing …
