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Chiaro-oscuro   Listen
noun
Chiaro-oscuro, Chiaroscuro  n.  
1.
The arrangement of light and dark parts in a work of art, such as a drawing or painting, whether in monochrome or in color.
2.
The art or practice of so arranging the light and dark parts as to produce a harmonious effect. Cf. Clair-obscur.






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"Chiaro-oscuro" Quotes from Famous Books



... effect on the eye. The golden glow which doubtless once suffused the whole, has, alas! disappeared under cruel restorations, and flatness of tone has inevitably resulted, but we may still admire the play of light on horizontal surfaces, and the chiaroscuro giving solidity and ...
— Giorgione • Herbert Cook



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