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Word: chiaroscuro (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color.
  • An artistic technique developed during the Renaissance, referring to the use of exaggerated light contrasts in order to create the illusion of volume.
  • A photographic technique in which one side of a face (for example) is well lit and the other is in shadow; Rembrandt lighting

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