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Definition of Staffage
1. decorative addition to a work of art [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Staffage
Literary usage of Staffage
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Fine Arts: Architecture, Archaeology, Books of Costume by Karl W. Hiersemann (Firm), Karl W Hiersemann (1893)
"Thiere, besonders Vögel mit staffage, Landschaften. 30 Felder in-4. ...
798 Japanische Original-Aquarelle auf Seide: Blumen und Vögel mit staffage. ..."
2. The poems of Alexander Scott by Alexander Scott (1896)
"When she had happiness and gaiety, I had only sorrow and distress." 17.
staffage=obstinate, stubborn. ... from hys staffage, ..."
3. Vernacular Writings of George Buchanan by George Buchanan (1892)
""When she had happiness and gaiety, I had only sorrow and distress." 17.
staffage=obstinate, stubborn. ... from hys staffage, ..."
4. Conversations-Lexicon Für Bildende Kunst by Johannes Andreas Romberg, Friedrich Faber, Lorenz Clasen (1845)
"... seiner Manier am deutlichsten aufgeprägt Ist. Er suchte in seinen Landschaften
gern steile Felswände im Gegensatz zur idyllischen staffage anzubringen. ..."
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