pictuur
Pictuur is a Dutch term for a pictorial representation, encompassing a range of visual works such as paintings, drawings, prints, and other graphic depictions. In general use it can refer to the image itself or to the medium of painting and drawing as a broader category, rather than to a single fixed work.
Etymology and related forms: the word derives from Latin pictura, via Old French or directly into Dutch,
Usage and scope: historically common in Dutch, especially in art history, catalogues, and scholarly writing. In
Geographic notes: in Dutch-language contexts outside the Netherlands, such as Flemish or Afrikaans usage, the term
See also: painting, schilderij, afbeelding, grafische kunsten, kunstwerk.