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Bildebene

picture plane; pictorial plane

noun BILD-ay-be-ne Rare

Also means

layer or plane within a pictorial space

Usage Note

Bildebene refers to the imaginary flat plane at the front of pictorial space through which the viewer 'looks' into a painting. In perspective theory, the Bildebene is the transparent surface on which the projected image is drawn.

Examples

"Cubistische Gemälde spielen bewusst mit der Auflösung der Bildebene."

Natural Translation

Cubist paintings deliberately play with the dissolution of the picture plane.

Literal Translation

Cubistic paintings play consciously with the dissolution of-the picture-plane.

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