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Epic entertainment chiaroscuros are often dull and unrealistic, hence the push in recent decades to test and reshape our definition of virtue.

From Salon • May 26, 2025

Particularly influential were his use of live models, raking light effects and dramatic chiaroscuros, and a strong narrative drive.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2016

Since the paper could not be pressed out without weakening the embossing, it often took on the scarred and buckled look that characterizes the Venetian chiaroscuros.

From John Baptist Jackson 18th-Century Master of the Color Woodcut by Kainen, Jacob

Even chiaroscuros, with their few sober tones, fell into this periphery.

From John Baptist Jackson 18th-Century Master of the Color Woodcut by Kainen, Jacob

In about 1726 Nicolas and Vincent Le Sueur in Paris produced some chiaroscuros, and a year later Jackson made his first example.

From John Baptist Jackson 18th-Century Master of the Color Woodcut by Kainen, Jacob