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How to pronounce “chiaroscuro”
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- Practice the English pronunciation of chiaroscuro with real speech in context.
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- Samia Halaby
of chiaroscuro in Italian art.
- Definition summary
- (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.
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How to pronounce chiaroscuro
Samia Halaby
of chiaroscuro in Italian art.
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A Deep Dive Into “chiaroscuro”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (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.
- (painting) A monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color.
- (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.
- (photography) A photographic technique in which one side of the subject, for example a face, is well lit and the other is in shadow.
- [Adjective]
- (figuratively) Possessing the qualities of a work of chiaroscuro.
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