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Chiaroscuro

Scope note

The technique of contrasting light and dark within a picture, especially one in which the forms are largely determined, not by sharp outlines, but by the meeting of lighter and darker areas.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300053414

Term used for

clairobscur

Created

13yrs ago

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