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pregnant moment: a standalone construct

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pregnantmoment1 CONSTRUCTPregnant momentLESSING · AESTHETICS

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Aesthetics

the principle that a picture should show the single instant that best lets the viewer imagine what came before and after.

In aesthetics, pregnant moment refers to the principle that a picture should show the single instant that best lets the viewer imagine what came before and after. This meaning comes from Lessing (1766) in Laokoon: oder, Über die grenzen der mahlerey und poesie ....[1]

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  1. Lessing, G. E. (1766). Laokoon: oder, Über die grenzen der mahlerey und poesie.... C.F. Voss. Open Library record

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