Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Associated Concepts Facet
3. Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)
4. [concepts in the arts and humanities]
5. [historical, theoretical, and critical concepts]
6. [historical, theoretical and critical concepts for visual arts]

Anotations

Scope note:

An Italian word meaning coloring or colored, referring to the use of color in painting. Its counterpart is "disegno," which is the foundational design or drawing of a work. For modern art theory regarding the systematization of the individual properties of colors, use "color theory."