Subject/Image (Physical Description)Definition:
- This field contains keywords to provide searchable data on the thematic content (subject or image) of the object.
Observation:- Enter the thematic content of the object using a keyword. For better search results in your database, avoid using a large variety of terms; draw up an authority list and add keywords as necessary. You may use the authority list below, established by the Musée du Québec for its ARTimage project.1
| abstract |
indoor scene |
quotation |
| allegory |
landscape |
religion |
| animal |
marine |
science |
| architecture |
mythology |
self-reference |
| body |
narration |
semi-abstraction |
| cartoon |
nude |
sign and symbol |
| documentary |
object |
society and identity |
| fantastic |
ornamentation |
still life |
| figure |
plant |
urban scene |
| genre scene |
portrait |
writing |
| history |
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Entry rules:- Enter a keyword describing the iconographic content of the object.
Example| | Object Name | print |
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| | Artist/Maker | Borduas, Paul-Émile |
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 | Subject/Image | abstract |
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- If you are unsure whether your information is correct, include a space and a question mark after the keyword.
- If there is more than one theme, enter a maximum of three different keywords in decreasing order of importance. Multiple entries should be separated by a semicolon followed by a space.
Example| | Object Name | urn |
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| | Artist/Maker | Cradock, Joseph |
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| Subject/Image | allegory; landscape; genre scene |
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- Authority list from Labbé, Thérèse. Répertoire des "sujets et mots clés" (recherche thématique) pour Manuel de documentation. Québec: Musée du Québec, 2000. For more information on term definitions, contact the Info-Muse network team.
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