Whole-length
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Whole-length is an adjective meaning (art) Depicting the whole figure.
Meaning
(art) Depicting the whole figure.
More Meanings
- (art) A portrait or statue depicting the whole figure.
Example Sentences
A whole-length Picture of a Woman, by Van Dyck
In the Great Gallery is a moſt admirable Ritratto of Cardinal Spada, a whole-length Figure, ſitting; by Guido.
[A]s Lady D. was not there, Charlotte had leisure to look about, & to be told by Mʳˢ P. that the whole-length Portrait of a stately Gentleman, which placed over the Mantlepeice,^([sic]) caught the eye immediately, was the picture of Sir H. Denham—[…]
Word Forms
- whole-lengths
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pantascopic, bodywide, deep, museumwide, planetwide, half-length.
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