Caricature

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Caricature is the image or depiction of a concrete object by exaggerating the characteristic of the object. The word caricature comes from the Italian word caricare which means to give a charge or exaggeration.

 Caricature depicts a known subject and is generally intended to infect humor for those who know the subject. Caricature is distinguished from cartoons because caricatures do not form stories like cartoons, but caricatures can be an element in cartoons, for example in editorial cartoons. The person who makes the caricature is called a caricature.

The caricature as it is known today dates from 16th century Italy. In the 18th century, caricatures have reached the wider community through printed media and, especially in Britain, have become a means of social and political critique. In the following century, satire magazines became the mainstream media of caricatures; a role which was later followed by daily newspapers in the 20th century. Apart from being a form of art and entertainment, caricatures have also been used in the field of psychology to examine how humans recognize faces.

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