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Chiaroscuro
/ˌkjɒɹəˈskuɹoʊ/
An artistic technique developed during the Renaissance, referring to the use of exaggerated light contrasts in order to create the illusion of volume.
📖 Definitions of "Chiaroscuro"
noun
- 1
An artistic technique developed during the Renaissance, referring to the use of exaggerated light contrasts in order to create the illusion of volume.
- 2
A monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color.
- 3
The use of blocks of wood of different colors in a woodcut.
- 4
A photographic technique in which one side of, for example, a face is well lit and the other is in shadow.
adjective
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Possessing the qualities of a work of chiaroscuro.
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