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A silhouette is a view of an object or scene consisting of the outline and a featureless interior. The term comes from Etienne de Silhouette, a finance minister of Louis XV who practiced the art of silhouette papercutting. *
In art
A silhouette is a form of artwork. It is most commonly a human portrait in profile, in black. Most silhouettes are formed by tracing the shadow of the subject and cutting along the resultant outline.*
Silhouette portraits were fashionable around the year 1800. Subsequently they have been used for book illustration, for example by Arthur Rackham.
Military usage
Silhouettes of ships, planes, tanks, and other vessels used by the military are used by soldiers and saliors for recognition purposes. See Jane's Fighting Ships.
See also
External links
- Silhouette Artists List of silhouette artists, both living and historical.
- GAP Guild of American Papercutters
- Costume Silhouettes Fashion silhouettes from the 1920s and 1930s.
- Silhouette Gallery A collection of silhouette style photographs.
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