RHYPAROGRAPHY

Etymology

Noun

rhyparography (uncountable)

(arts) The painting, or literary description, of mean or sordid things; especially still-life or genre painting.

Source: Wiktionary


Rhy`pa*rog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. "ryparo`s filthy, dirty + gra`fein to write, paint.]

Definition: In ancient art, the painting of genre or still-life pictures.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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