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chiaroscuro
[ kee-ahr-uh-skyoor-oh ]
noun
- the distribution of light and shade in a picture.
- Painting. the use of deep variations in and subtle gradations of light and shade, especially to enhance the delineation of character and for general dramatic effect:
Rembrandt is a master of chiaroscuro.
- a woodcut print in which the colors are produced by the use of different blocks with different colors.
- a sketch in light and shade.
chiaroscuro
/ kɪˌɑːrəˈskʊərəʊ /
noun
- the artistic distribution of light and dark masses in a picture
- monochrome painting using light and dark only, as in grisaille
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Derived Forms
- chiˌaroˈscurism, noun
- chiˌaroˈscurist, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chiaroscuro1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chiaroscuro1
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Example Sentences
Beneath the rib vault of the exquisite cloister, sculpted marble columns and round apertures paint a stunning natural chiaroscuro.
This chiaroscuro portrait, intended only to sell underwear, comes alarmingly close to capturing the man.
They all deal with questions of technique, on effects of light and shadow, on the mystery of chiaroscuro.
His colouring is of an amazing softness, depth, and strength; his chiaroscuro is warm and vaporous.
But none of this character is assisted by the colouring, or the chiaroscuro.
And in the Flemish school, Rubens and Vandyke made their designs for the most part either in colours or in chiaroscuro.
In the decoration of this Correggio surpassed himself in his mastery of chiaroscuro and the foreshortening of the human figure.
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