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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| Italian ''cartone'' pasteboard, cartoon, augmentative of ''carta'' leaf of [[paper]] | | Italian ''cartone'' pasteboard, cartoon, augmentative of ''carta'' leaf of [[paper]] |
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− | A cartoon (from the Italian "cartone" and Dutch word "karton", meaning strong, heavy paper or pasteboard) is a full-size drawing made on sturdy paper as a study or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modello modello] for a painting, stained glass or tapestry. Cartoons were typically used in the production of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresco frescoes], to accurately link the component parts of the [[composition]] when painted on damp plaster over a series of days (''giornate''). | + | A cartoon (from the Italian "cartone" and Dutch word "karton", meaning strong, heavy paper or pasteboard) is a full-size drawing made on sturdy paper as a study or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modello modello] for a painting, stained glass or tapestry. Cartoons were typically used in the production of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresco frescoes], to accurately link the component parts of the [[composition]] when painted on damp plaster over a series of days (''giornate''). |
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− | Such cartoons often have pinpricks along the outlines of the design; a bag of soot was then patted or "pounced" over the cartoon, held against the wall to leave black dots on the plaster ("pouncing"). Cartoons by painters, such as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_Cartoons Raphael Cartoons] in London and examples by Leonardo da Vinci, are highly prized in their own right. Tapestry cartoons, usually coloured, were followed by eye by the weavers on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loom loom]. | + | Such cartoons often have pinpricks along the outlines of the design; a bag of soot was then patted or "pounced" over the cartoon, held against the wall to leave black dots on the plaster ("pouncing"). Cartoons by painters, such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_Cartoons Raphael Cartoons] in London and examples by Leonardo da Vinci, are highly prized in their own right. Tapestry cartoons, usually coloured, were followed by eye by the weavers on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loom loom]. |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1: a preparatory [[design]], [[drawing]], or [[painting]] (as for a fresco) | | *1: a preparatory [[design]], [[drawing]], or [[painting]] (as for a fresco) |
− | *2a : a drawing intended as [[satire]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caricature caricature], or [[humor]] <a political cartoon> | + | *2a : a drawing intended as [[satire]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caricature caricature], or [[humor]] <a political cartoon> |
| :b : comic strip | | :b : comic strip |
| *3: animated cartoon | | *3: animated cartoon |
| *4: a ludicrously simplistic, unrealistic, or one-dimensional portrayal or version | | *4: a ludicrously simplistic, unrealistic, or one-dimensional portrayal or version |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | A '''cartoon''' is a form of two-dimensional [[illustrated]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_arts visual art]. While the specific [[definition]] has changed over time, [[modern]] usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic [[drawing]] or [[painting]] intended for [[satire]], caricature, or [[humor]], or to the artistic style of such works. An artist who creates cartoons is called a cartoonist. | + | A '''cartoon''' is a form of two-dimensional [[illustrated]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_arts visual art]. While the specific [[definition]] has changed over time, [[modern]] usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic [[drawing]] or [[painting]] intended for [[satire]], caricature, or [[humor]], or to the artistic style of such works. An artist who creates cartoons is called a cartoonist. |
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− | The term originated in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages Middle Ages] and first described a preparatory drawing for a piece of [[art]], such as a painting, fresco, [[tapestry]], or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stained_glass stained glass window]. In the 19th century, it came to refer to [[humorous]] illustrations in magazines and newspapers, and in the early 20th century and onward it referred to comic strips and [[animated]] [[films]]. | + | The term originated in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages Middle Ages] and first described a preparatory drawing for a piece of [[art]], such as a painting, fresco, [[tapestry]], or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stained_glass stained glass window]. In the 19th century, it came to refer to [[humorous]] illustrations in magazines and newspapers, and in the early 20th century and onward it referred to comic strips and [[animated]] [[films]]. |
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| [[Category: The Arts]] | | [[Category: The Arts]] |