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J Lin Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

What does "study" mean?

He had moved out of light, his face was a study in shadow.
  

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He had moved out of light, his face was a study in shadow Say He had moved out of the light . H is face was a study in shadow . s an uncommon phrase, meaning here as follows.

— Clive

  • He had moved out of light, his face was a study in shadow Say He had moved out of the light .
  • H is face was a study in shadow .
  • s an uncommon phrase, meaning here as follows.
  • His face was worthy of studying, because of the way the shadow made it appear.
  • Clive
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He had moved out of light, his face was a study in shadow
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He had moved out of the light. His face was a study in shadow.

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I would suggest it's the use of the word "study" used in art.

This is from Wikipedia:
In http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art, a study is a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drawing,
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BarbaraPAI would suggest it's the use of the word "study" used in art.
Yes, artists will make many sketches of a subject to explore (study) how it would be best in a finished work. These works can be extremely valuable if they are from a major artist.
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