A variant or related form of diaphanotype; an image or artwork created on a transparent or translucent medium, especially for viewing by transmitted light.
From Greek 'diaphanês' (transparent) possibly with French influence through the suffix '-ie'. This term was used primarily in 19th-century photography and artistic contexts.
Diaphanies were the 1800s version of 'interactive art'—viewers would hold them up to windows or lamps and the image would transform depending on how much natural or artificial light shone through, creating a magical illusion of depth.
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