Hi Ioannis!
> Is GDI+ a subset of .NET
No. GDI+ is a native API.
See: GDI+
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/gdicpp/GDIPlus/GDIPlus.asp
> or does .NET just provide a managed wrapper of it?
Yes.
See: About GDI+ Managed Code
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/cpguide/html/_gdiplus_About_GDI_Managed_
Code_about.asp

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