Definitions for pictorialism
pɪkˈtɔr i əˌlɪz əm, -ˈtoʊr-pic·to·ri·al·ism

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1. pictorialismnoun

   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

2. pictorialismnoun

   Any artistic use of photography to imitate painting, especially using pictorial conventions

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1. Pictorialism

   Pictorialism is the name given to an international style and aesthetic movement that dominated photography during the later 19th and early 20th centuries. There is no standard definition of the term, but in general it refers to a style in which the photographer has somehow manipulated what would otherwise be a straightforward photograph as a means of "creating" an image rather than simply recording it. Typically, a pictorial photograph appears to lack a sharp focus, is printed in one or more colors other than black-and-white and may have visible brush strokes or other manipulation of the surface. For the pictorialist, a photograph, like a painting, drawing or engraving, was a way of projecting an emotional intent into the viewer's realm of imagination. Pictorialism as a movement thrived from about 1885 to 1915, although it was still being promoted by some as late as the 1940s. It began in response to claims that a photograph was nothing more than a simple record of reality, and transformed into an international movement to advance the status of all photography as a true art form. For more than three decades painters, photographers and art critics debated opposing artistic philosophies, ultimately culminating in the acquisition of photographs by several major art museums.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pictorialism in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pictorialism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pictorialism
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=pictorialism