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A picture that shows up precisely when words start sweating.
means A drawing, painting, or image made to explain, decorate, or accompany a text or idea.
from From Latin illustrare, to light up or make bright — an illustration literally throws light on something murky, the way a diagram rescues a baffling manual.
Original senseMeant spiritual enlightenment, not cute drawings.
Golden ageMagazines once paid illustrators like celebrities.
vs photographySurvived cameras by drawing what lenses cannot see.