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staffage
staffage (ˈstɑːfɪdʒ) nall of the additional figures, animals and other items of ornamentation in a painted scene or landscape, as distinct from the main figures or elements of the compositionTranslationsStaffage
Staffage human or animal figures added as subordinate elements to a landscape painting to give the painting a livelier appearance. Staffage was commonly used by 16th- and 17th-century landscape painters, who often included religious and mythological scenes in their works. Staffage was frequently painted into a picture not by the landscapist but by another artist. |