Below is a glossary article post in the category A which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Attribute based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Attribute
So, what is actually meant by Attribute?
Attributes have different meanings as nouns and verbs: attributes (nouns) in art are objects or animals related to certain characters; For attributes (verbs) of artwork means to suggest it by certain artists.
Explanation of Attribute
The most common attributes (objects/animals related to characters) are people from ancient Greek gods. For example pigeons, birds related to love, are the attributes of the goddess of love, aphrodite or venus. So female nude with pigeons or pigeons can be identified as Venus. Ancient musical instruments known as Kecapi are Apollo’s attributes, music gods and arts. Bows and arrows and/or spears, along with dogs -jing, are attributes of Dewi Diana, who is famous as a hunter. She is also the goddess of the moon, so often has a crescent moon in her hair.
A work in the Tate collection that perfectly illustrates the meaning (noun and verb) is the work of French schools, Apollo. This includes the main attributes of Apollo from Kecapi, but also some of the attributes of subsidiaries such as Sunburst behind his head (he is also known as the God of the Sun), the laurel wreath he wore, and objects in the left corner, which, represented the arts of the sculpture in among them. This painting at various times has been associated with painter Antonio Verrio, Louis Chéron, and Nicholas de Largillière.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix A, as well as terms associated with A.
Meaning of Attribute in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Attribute.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Atribut (Indonesian), Atribusi (Java), and Atré in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Atribut.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Attribute.
Hopefully this article post that we have shared can be useful and can broaden our insight and literacy, especially in Art.
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix A. This article wasupdated in Dec of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=attribute
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=attribute
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