Definition of Chiaroscuro. Meaning of Chiaroscuro. Synonyms of Chiaroscuro

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Definition of Chiaroscuro

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.

Meaning of Chiaroscuro from wikipedia

- In art, chiaroscuro (English: /kiˌɑːrəˈsk(j)ʊəroʊ/ kee-AR-ə-SKOOR-oh, -⁠SKURE-, Italian: [ˌkjaroˈskuːro]; lit. 'light-dark') is the use of strong contrasts...
- Look up chiaroscuro or chiaroscurò in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chiaroscuro, meaning "light-dark" in Italian, is the use of contrast between light...
- to achieve similar effects to chiaroscuro drawings. After some early experiments in book-printing, the true chiaroscuro woodcut conceived for two blocks...
- Chiaroscuro, in comics, may refer to: Chiaroscuro (2000 AD), a 2000 AD horror comic series. Chiaroscuro: The Private Lives of Leonardo da Vinci, a 1995-1996/2005...
- Chiaroscuro Records is a jazz record company and label founded by Hank O'Neal in 1970. The label's name comes from the art term for the use of light and...
- Chiaroscuro (Italian for "light-dark") is part of bel canto, an originally Italian classical singing technique in which a brilliant sound referred to...
- Chiaroscuro: The Private Lives of Leonardo da Vinci is a Vertigo comic book limited series published from 1995 to 1996, which was repackaged in 2005 as...
- available to Italian High Renaissance painters, along with sfumato, chiaroscuro and cangiante. Unione was developed by Raphael, who exemplified it in...
- Chiaroscuro (Portuguese: [kiaɾosˈkuɾu]) is the third album by singer Pitty. After 4 years without releasing a new album, Pitty launched Chiaroscuro on...
- dramatic illumination, is a style of painting using especially pronounced chiaroscuro, where there are violent contrasts of light and dark, and where darkness...