Below is a glossary article post in the category M which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Miniature based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Miniature
So, what is actually meant by Miniature?
Miniature is a small painting, usually a portrait.
Explanation of Miniature
Miniature ranges from a height of about three centimeters to twenty -five centimeters and painted with watercolors or excitement on vellum, enamel, ivory or, often, cards play.
In West Miniature, paintings emerged when the Renaissance from medieval practices illuminated the book (Decoration and Illustration) books. The miniature glory day is the sixteenth and seventeenth century.
They are often covered in cases of gems and are worn as personal jewelry and as a sign of loyalty, both politics and romantic, to the people described.
In England, a miniature painting developed in the Queen of Elizabeth I (see Elizabethan) whose court painter Nicholas Hilliard was one of the largest of all miniature painters. He was replaced by his student and his rival Isaac Oliver. The Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England, holds a national collection of miniature portraits, and miniatures can also be seen in the Scottish national portrait gallery and Wallace collection.
In general, the term miniature or in miniature is applied to any work of art that is produced in a size that is much smaller than the normal size for the type of work.
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 M, as well as terms associated with M.
Meaning of Miniature 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 = Miniature.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Miniatur (Indonesian), Miniatur (Java), and Miniam in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Miniatur.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Miniature.
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 M. 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=miniature
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=miniature
- View example images of miniature through Google here
- View example images of miniature on Bing here
- View example images of miniature on Yandex here
