conversation piece 話題となるもの, 話の種; （一家）団欒(らん)図 ((特に18世紀に流行した風俗画の一種)).conversation( piece)
This article is about the group portraits. For the song, see Conversation Piece. For the film, see Conversation Piece (film).
Conversation pieces are small-scale group portraits mainly painted in Britain in the 1720s. People in the portrait are portrayed sharing common activities such as hunts, meals, or musical parties. Dogs and/or horses are also frequently featured. Arthur Devis was a painter famous for his conversation pieces. Conversation pieces, sometimes called "Conversation Portraits", typically depict elegant social gathering. The picture tends to portray details of extravagances.
A conversation piece can also be an object that is interesting enough to spark conversation about it. They provide a stimulus for prop-based conversation openers.
References
- Mario Praz, Conversation Pieces: A Survey of the Informal Group Portrait in Europe and America (University Park and London: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1971)
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