chiaroscuro

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Synonyms: chiaroscuros, chiaro-oscuro, chiaro oscuro

Antonyms: chiaroscuros, chiaro-oscuro, chiaro oscuro

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|painting}} An artistic [[technique]] developed during the [[Renaissance]], referring to the use of strong [[contrast]]s between light and dark in order to create the illusion of [[volume]].
2. {{lb|en|painting}} A [[monochrome]] picture made by using several different [[shade]]s of the same color.
3. {{lb|en|arts}} 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.
4. {{lb|en|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

1. {{lb|en|figuratively}} Possessing the qualities of a work of chiaroscuro.

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