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camaieu

camaieu

1 9.9
A design or picture made using different shades of one color
  • noun
  • Specialized
: camaieu
  • Look at that beautiful camaieu!
  • blue camaieu

Examples

  • She admired the artist's skill in creating a camaieu using only blue tones.

  • The museum displayed a delicate camaieu on porcelain from the eighteenth century.

  • Collectors value antique jewelry featuring a camaieu for its subtle beauty.

  • This camaieu is stunning.

  • The artist used a vibrant blue camaieu to create a striking effect in her latest painting.

  • In the gallery, the camaieu technique was used to depict a serene landscape in shades of green.

  • The exhibition featured a remarkable camaieu that highlighted the beauty of the human form in monochrome.

Synonyms

monochrome
vscamaieu
1 6.3

A picture made using only one color or its different shades

refers specifically to a decorative painting technique using shades of a single color

Surface Forms

camaieu singular
camaieus plural

Etymology

Camaieu comes from French and is linked to the idea of a cameo, a small carved image or design often shown in just one color. So a camaieu is a picture or decoration made in 'shades of one color'.