Below is a glossary article post in the category C which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Caricature based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Caricature
So, what is actually meant by Caricature?
Caricature is a painting, or more usually draws, from a person or object where the features and shapes have been distorted and exaggerated to mock or insinuate subject subjects.
Explanation of Caricature
This term was originally Italy, ‘Karicatura’, and caricatures emerged in Italian art around 1600 in the work of Annibale Carracci. The word caricature was first recorded in English in 1748, that year, as if it happened, that William Hogarth painted its anti-French satire in the old British grilled beef which included the caricatures of a French monk and French army. Hogarth used a broad caricature and became broad in the UK afterwards.
A genius practitioner in the eighteenth century and the beginning of the 19th century was James Gillray, who used it for political cartoons, a form of caricature that continued to emerge every day in our newspaper. The same talented is his contemporary Thomas Rowlandson who produced a brilliant caricature of courtesy and morals at that time. Max Beerbohm is an extraordinary caricature expert in the 19th century, and Gerald Scarfe is one of the most powerful at the moment.
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 C, as well as terms associated with C.
Meaning of Caricature 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 = Caricature.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Karikatur (Indonesian), Karikatur (Java), and Karibat in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Karikatur.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Caricature.
Hopefully this article post that we have shared can be useful and can broaden our insight and literacy, especially in Art.
See also ours other articles related to the field of Art on the main blog page of our website.
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 C. This article wasupdated in Nov of 2024.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=caricature
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=caricature
- View example images of caricature through Google here
- View example images of caricature on Bing here
- View example images of caricature on Yandex here
