Definition of Chiarascuro
Chiaroscuro, the reproduction in art of the effects of light and
shade on nature as they mutually affect each other.
- Wikipedia
{ ||Chia`ro*scu"ro (?), ||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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- An artistic technique developed during the renaissance, refering to the use of exaggerated light contrasts in order to create an image of volume.
- A monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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