Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Agents Facet
3. People (hierarchy name)
4. people (agents)
5. [people by occupation]
6. [people in the humanities]
7. [people in the arts and related occupations]
8. [people in the arts]
9. [people in the visual arts and related occupations]
10. [people in the visual arts]
11. artists (visual artists)
12. [artists by medium or work type]
13. painters (artists)
14. [painters by subject of work]

Anotations

Scope note:

Painters who specialize in painting scenery, backdrops, and illusions for the stage. May be reserved for historical roles, from the Renaissance through the 18th century, when separate artists were responsible for three-dimensional props and for the mechanical devices used in the performance.