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caricature
thumb|A Caricature Group John Hamilton Mortimer, 1766 A caricature is a rendered image showing the features of its subject in a simplified or exaggerated way through sketching, pencil strokes, or other artistic drawings (compare to: cartoon). Caricatures can be either insulting or complimentary, and can serve a political purpose, be drawn solely for entertainment, or for a combination of both. Caricatures of politicians are commonly used in newspapers and news magazines as political cartoons, while caricatures of movie stars are often found in entertainment magazines. In literature, a caricatu
Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
controversy relating to the publication of depictions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
danse macabre
artistic motif on the universality of death
Punch
British weekly magazine of humour and satire
political cartoon
illustration used to comment on current events and personalities
Christ Carrying the Cross
painting by Hieronymus Bosch, Ghent
Happy Merchant
antisemitic caricature
Pyramid of Capitalist System
cartoon critique against capitalism
Land of Confusion
1986 single by Genesis (and cover single by Disturbed)
Le Charivari
French satirical periodical
Spitting Image
Satirical television puppet show
Christ Among the Doctors
painting by Albrecht Dürer in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Flanderization
thumb|upright=1.35|A visual demonstration of Flanderization; over time, certain features of the character are exaggerated, and the character becomes merely a caricature of their initial self.
Our Cartoon President
American animated satirical television series
Pittura infamante
genre of defamatory painting (defaming portrait) and relief, common in Renaissance Italy in city-states in the north and center of the Italian Peninsula during the Trecento, Quattrocento, and Cinquecento
Lars Vilks Muhammad drawings controversy
Controversy relating to the publication of depictions of Muhammad
La Caricature
magazine
Neue Frankfurter Schule
Group of satirical artists and writers
Eryk Lipiński Museum of Caricature, Warsaw
art museum in Warsaw, Poland