chiaroscuro
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- noun
- /ˌkiːəroʊˈskjʊəroʊ/
- Specialized
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claroscuro
- The artist used chiaroscuro to give the painting a dramatic sense of depth and dimension.
- chiaroscuro effect
Examples
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In the fourth panel, the artist stood before the window, nicely rendered in chiaroscuro with backlighting.
Fiction book (1993) -
The finest example of baroque chiaroscuro ever created.
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And the great Prince of chiaroscuro was Caravaggio.
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The play of light, the chiaroscuro shading...
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Low-key lighting is a style of lighting that attempts to create a chiaroscuro effect.
Academic text (2008) -
There are evident indications of linear perspective and chiaroscuro.
Academic text (2014) -
A chiaroscuro effect is what I prefer anyway, a combination of airiness and murkiness.
Fiction book (1996) -
Saks and Quinn emerge through the chiaroscuro of smoke and light and shadow.
Fiction book (1995) -
Mostly, it is a composition of light and dark, a striking chiaroscuro landscape that emphasizes the vulnerability of humans in the blaze.
Academic text (2004) -
In addition, the paintings and prints with the illusionistic effects produced by European perspective and chiaroscuro opened up fresh ground for visual curiosities, wonders, and experiments.
Academic text (2014)
Synonyms
A method using strong light and dark differences to make images look three-dimensional
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A method using strong light and dark differences to make images look three-dimensional
How Contrastive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chiaroscuro comes from Italian parts chiaro ('light') and scuro ('dark'), so it literally means 'light-dark'. Artists used the word for big differences of light and shadow, and that's why chiaroscuro now means using bright lights and deep shadows to make a picture feel more real and full of depth.