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Chiaroscuro
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Painting:
An
artistic
technique
developed during the Renaissance,
referring
to the use of strong
contrasts
between
light
and
dark
in order to create the
illusion
of volume.
●
In Painting:
A
monochrome
picture
made by using several different
shades
of the same color.
●
In Art:
A
woodcut
technique
in which several
woodcut
blocks
are used to
print
different
shades
of a
color
, or a
woodcut
print
made by this
technique
.
●
In Photography:
A
photographic
technique
in which
one side
of the
subject
,
for example
a
face
, is well
lit
and the other is in shadow.
Adj
●
Possessing the
qualities
of a work of chiaroscuro.
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