chiaroscuro

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /kɪˌɑːɹəˈskʊəɹəʊ/
• (America) IPA: /ˌkjɑɹəˈsk(j)ʊɹoʊ/
• (CA) IPA: en-ca-chiaroscuro.ogg

Noun

chiaroscuro

1. (painting) An artistic technique developed during the Renaissance, referring to the use of exaggerated light contrasts in order to create the illusion of volume.
2. (painting) A monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color.
3. (arts) The use of blocks of wood of different colors in a woodcut.
4. (photography) A photographic technique in which one side of, for example, a face is well lit and the other is in shadow.

Synonyms

• (photographic technique) Rembrandt lighting

Translations

• French: clair-obscur
• German: Chiaroscuro, Helldunkelmalerei, Clair-obscur
• Italian: chiaroscuro
• Portuguese: chiaroscuro, claro-escuro, fuscalvo
• Russian: кьяроску́ро
• Spanish: claroscuro

Adjective

chiaroscuro

1. (figuratively) Possessing the qualities of a work of chiaroscuro.

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