Definition
parerga
noun
- plural of paregon; subsidiary or supplementary works, especially artistic or literary works that are secondary to an artist's main body of work
Usage: formal; often used in art history and literary criticism
Examples
- The museum exhibition included not only the painter's masterpieces but also her parerga, which revealed her experimental techniques.
- Scholars often overlook an author's parerga in favor of studying their most celebrated novels.
- The artist's parerga provided valuable insight into her creative process and artistic development.
- Many of Beethoven's parerga, though less famous than his symphonies, contain remarkable musical ideas.
- The collection featured both the sculptor's monumental works and his smaller parerga from various periods.