chiaroscuro
adj. of the method of depicting light and shade in a picture n. artistic use of light and shade to create dramatic effect (in a picture or painting) | ||||
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Chiaroscuro Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Chiaroscuro
(n.)
Alt. of Chiaro-oscuro
(n.)
Alt. of Chiaro-oscuro
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chiaroscuro
Noun
1. a monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color
(hypernym) picture, image, icon, ikon
(hyponym) grisaille
Noun
1. a monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color
(hypernym) picture, image, icon, ikon
(hyponym) grisaille
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chiaroscuro
chiaroscuro
\chia`ro*scu"ro\ (?), chiaro-oscuro \chi*a"ro-os*cu"ro\ (?), ] n. [it., clear dark.] (a) the arrangement of light and dark parts in a work of art, such as a drawing or painting, whether in monochrome or in color. (b) the art or practice of so arranging the light and dark parts as to produce a harmonious effect. cf. clair-obscur. [
chiaroscuro
\chia`ro*scu"ro\ (?), chiaro-oscuro \chi*a"ro-os*cu"ro\ (?), ] n. [it., clear dark.] (a) the arrangement of light and dark parts in a work of art, such as a drawing or painting, whether in monochrome or in color. (b) the art or practice of so arranging the light and dark parts as to produce a harmonious effect. cf. clair-obscur. [
Chiaroscuro Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Chiaroscuro
italian for light and dark - term for contrasting light effects applied in flemish artworks from the 17th century - the french term is clair obscur
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italian for light and dark - term for contrasting light effects applied in flemish artworks from the 17th century - the french term is clair obscur
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Chiaroscuro Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Chiaroscuro
For other use of the term, see Chiaroscuro (disambiguation).
Chiaroscuro (Italian for clear-dark) is a term in art for a contrast between light and dark. The term is usually applied to bold contrasts affecting a whole composition, but is also more technically used by artists and art historians for the use of effects representing contrasts of light, not necessarily strong, to achieve a sense of volume in modelling three-dimensional objects such as the human body. Further specialised uses of the term are "chiaroscuro woodcut", used for coloured woodcuts printed with different blocks, each using a different coloured ink, and "chiaroscuro drawing" used for drawings on coloured paper with drawing in a dark medium and white highlighting. The term is now also used in describing similar effects in the lighting of cinema and photography.
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