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 Conversation Piece based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Conversation Piece
So, what is actually meant by Conversation Piece?
A piece of conversation is a portrait of informal groups that are popular in the eighteenth century, small scale and show people – often family, sometimes groups of friends – in the interior of the household or garden settings.
Explanation of Conversation Piece
The caregiver is displayed interacting with each other or with pets, drinking tea or playing games. Pieces of conversation are very different from the portrait of the field or a more formal large style.
They seem to have evolved in the early eighteenth century to meet the demands of the new middle class, although they also get Aristocratic and Kingdom customers. It might be introduced in the UK by Philip Mercier around 1725 and popularized by William Hogarth, then Arthur Devis, this style of portrait became very fashionable with artist Johan Zoffany.
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 Conversation Piece 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 = Conversation Piece.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Karya percakapan (Indonesian), Piece obrolan (Java), and Saparapat in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Sekeping perbualan.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Conversation Piece.
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 C. 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=conversation-piece
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=conversation-piece
- View example images of conversation-piece through Google here
- View example images of conversation-piece on Bing here
- View example images of conversation-piece on Yandex here
