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tenebrism

/ ˈtɛnəˌbrɪzəm /

noun

  1. sometimes capital a school, style, or method of painting, adopted chiefly by 17th-century Spanish and Neapolitan painters, esp Caravaggio, characterized by large areas of dark colours, usually relieved with a shaft of light


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Derived Forms

  • ˈtenebrist, nounadjective

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