composition
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Vinony files it under Artistic techniques, Composition in visual art and Photographic techniques.
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The Art of Painting by Jan Vermeer
In visual arts, composition (meaning "putting together") is the organization of an artwork. It is often used interchangeably with various terms such as design, form, visual ordering, or formal structure, depending on the context. In graphic design for press and desktop publishing, composition is commonly referred to as page layout.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “composition” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.