<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">transparent paintings</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>paintings by form</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>paintings, transparent</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>transparent painting</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to objects made from translucent materials that are illuminated by transmitted light. Used for the decoration of royal festivals, marriages, funerals, or processions in the Baroque period, transparent paintings became an art form in their own right from the end of the 18th century. ]]></note></mads>