In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
PICTORIALISM
Etymology
Noun
pictorialism (countable and uncountable, plural pictorialisms)
(photography) A school of artistic photography that emphasized using photography to mimic certain styles of contemporary painting, that flourished in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Any artistic use of photography to imitate painting, especially using pictorial conventions
Source: Wiktionary
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