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Definitions of chiaroscuro in various dictionaries:
noun - a monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color
The technique of using light and shade in pictorial representation.
The arrangement of light and dark elements in a pictorial work of art.
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| (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a painting on the monitor.) Caravaggio's "Deposition from the Cross" illustrates this technique that uses light & shadow to create 3-D effects; its name is from the Italian for "clear and dark" |
| Here we see mastery of this technique from the Italian for "bright and dark", used to create a 3-D effect |
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| the treatment of light and shade in drawing and painting. |
| a monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color |
| the use of areas of light and darkness in a painting: |
| The treatment of light and shade in drawing and painting. |
| The technique of using light and shade in pictorial representation. |
| The arrangement of light and dark elements in a pictorial work of art. |
| A woodcut technique in which several blocks are used to print different shades of a color. |
| A woodcut print made by this technique. |
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Chiaroscuro (English: ; Italian: [kjaroskuro]; Italian for light-dark), in art, is the use of strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition. It is also a technical term used by artists and art historians for the use of contrasts of light to achieve a sense of volume in modelling three-dimensional objects and figures. Similar effects in cinema and photography also are called chiaroscuro. * Further specialized uses of the term include chiaroscuro woodcut for coloured woodcuts printed with different blocks, each using a different coloured ink; and chiaroscuro drawing for drawings on coloured paper in a dark medium with white highlighting. Chiaroscuro is a mainstay of black and white photography. * The underlying principle is that solidity of form is best achieved by the light falling against it. Artists known for developing the technique include Leonardo da Vinci, Caravaggio and Rembrandt. It is a mainstay of black and white and low-key photog |