chiaroscuro
noun
the distribution of light and shade in a picture.
chiaroscuros
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pluralof chiaroscuro.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
In this iconoclastic atmosphere Jackson’s almost forgotten chiaroscuros no longer appeared as failures of technique, for they had been so regarded by most earlier writers, but as deliberately novel efforts in an original style.
From John Baptist Jackson 18th-Century Master of the Color Woodcut by Jacob Kainen
For Jackson to make these color prints was a logical step, since his work had tended toward the full chromatic range even in the chiaroscuros, which “adumbrated” color.
From John Baptist Jackson 18th-Century Master of the Color Woodcut by Jacob Kainen
Between 1722 and 1724 Elisha Kirkall in London published twelve chiaroscuros after Italian masters.
From John Baptist Jackson 18th-Century Master of the Color Woodcut by Jacob Kainen
