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Scene painter

noun

An artist specializing in scenic subjects. Synonym: scenic artist.

A painter of theatrical scenery.

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"Scene painter" Quotes from Famous Books

... is one of the miracles of music. In manner Verdi represents a full century of operatic writing. He began when, in Italy at least, the libretto was a mere stalking horse on which arias might be hung. All that he did besides furnishing vehicles for airs was to provide a motive for the scene painter and the costumer. Later we see the growth of dramatic characterization in his ensembles, and the development of strongly marked and ingeniously differentiated moods in his arias without departure from the old-fashioned forms. In this ...

— Chapters of Opera • Henry Edward Krehbiel

... sides, but now half-veiled in a heavy blue mist. Below me the swift current sped onward like a silver arrow, and before so impressive a spectacle I could not help thinking how meager is the art of the scene painter and dramatist which tries to depict a real battlefield. For battlefield I felt this was, and my overstrained nerves no longer holding my imagination in check, I could already see human forms writhing in agony, and hear ...

— My Home In The Field of Honor • Frances Wilson Huard

Words linked to "Scene painter" : painter, scenic artist