Wollheim's 'seeing-in' theory treats depiction as a single intentional relation whose object is intrinsically typed, making the relational/non-relational distinction artificially imposed.

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Artificially imposed(Criticizing how the distinction is applied to depiction theory): Something that has been added or forced from the outside, rather than naturally arising from the thing itself—here, suggesting the relational/non-relational split isn't truly necessary.
Intentional relation(Describing what relationship exists between a viewer and a depiction): A philosophical way of describing how the mind connects to or 'points toward' something—like how a thought is always about something, or how a picture represents a subject.
Intrinsically typed(Describing a property of what depiction represents): Having a built-in or essential nature or character that doesn't depend on anything external—in this case, the object of depiction has its own type or category built into it.
Relational/non-relational distinction(The philosophical debate Wollheim's theory addresses): A debate in philosophy about whether depiction works by creating a relationship between the viewer and something else (relational) or whether it works in some other way that doesn't require that connection (non-relational).

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