antecedents

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When Pareja began his own career as a free man, he had experience rare for any artist outside Italy, and firsthand knowledge of both royal portraiture and classical antecedents.

From New York Times

In Virginia, there are also antecedents that reflect the state’s history of suppressing the African American vote.

From New York Times

None of the possible antecedents are reproduced exactly.

From New York Times

“Instead of having a reasonable debate over whether a ban on assault weapons is good policy or not, we have to debate whether a ban on assault weapons has historical antecedents.”

From Los Angeles Times

On the chance side, you can find antecedents to what he is doing in the work of Pollock, Marcel Duchamp, John Cage and Ellsworth Kelly.

From Washington Post