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Pictorial Composition

Pictorial Composition is a theoretical construct in the field of visual arts that organizes visual elements within a two-dimensional space according to principles of balance, emphasis, and spatial relationships to guide the viewer’s interpretation and enhance the representational or expressive intent of a painted scene.

24

Publications

663

Citations

73

Authors

38

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

5

Variants

Picture Composition

Parents

Publications

24

Arnheim's Gestalt Theory of Visual Balance: Examining the Compositional Structure of Art Photographs and Abstract Images

I. C. McManus, Katharina Stöver, Do Yun Kim · i-Perception · 2011 · 83 citations · Full text

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The Structural Framework of Pictorial Balance

Paul J. Locher, Sharon Gray, Calvin F. Nodine · Perception · 1996 · 59 citations

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Ideational Gestures and Speech in Brain-damaged Subjects

Uri Hadar, Alvin G. Burstein, Robert S. Krauss et al. · Language and Cognitive Processes · 1998 · 58 citations

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The discovery of pictorial composition: theories of visual order in painting, 1400-1800

Choice Reviews Online · 2000 · 44 citations

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Exploring a Hidden Painting Below the Surface of René Magritte’s <i>Le Portrait</i>

Geert Van der Snickt, Ana Martins, John K. Delaney et al. · Applied Spectroscopy · 2016 · 43 citations · Full text

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Authors

73

  1. PJ
    Paul J. Locher

    Montclair State University, United States

    5 publications · 164 citations

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    h-index

  2. PJ
    Pieter Jan Stappers

    Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

    2 publications · 72 citations

    2

    h-index

  3. DY
    Do Yun Kim

    Texas A&M University, United States

    1 publications · 83 citations

    1

    h-index

  4. FP
    Francesco Paolo Romano

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Italy

    1 publications · 19 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. MA
    María Auxiliadora Gómez‐Morón

    Instituto Andaluz del Patrimonio Histórico, Spain

    1 publications · 19 citations

    1

    h-index

1–5 of 73

Institutions

38

  1. Montclair State University

    Montclair, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    241 citations

  2. Delft University of Technology

    Delft, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    194 citations

  3. Yuri Gagarin State Technical University of Saratov

    Saratov, Russia

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    72 citations

  4. Universidad de Sevilla

    Seville, Spain

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    57 citations

  5. University of Tartu

    Tartu, Estonia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  6. Institute for Archaeological and Monumental Heritage

    Catania, Italy

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  7. Florida State University

    Tallahassee, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

  8. Centro Nacional de Aceleradores

    Seville, Spain

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    57 citations

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Venues

  1. Empirical Studies of the Arts

    3 publications · 69 citations

    3

    h-index

  2. Sixteenth Century Journal

    ESCJ · 2 publications · 31 citations

    2

    h-index

  3. Leonardo

    2 publications · 50 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. Spectroscopy Letters

    1 publications · 14 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. College Art Journal

    1 publications · 23 citations

    1

    h-index

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