chiaroscuro

/kiˌɑːrəˈskʊəroʊ/

the treatment of light and shade in art

chiaroscuro in a sentence

“Rembrandt was a master of chiaroscuro.”

Italian light-dark, from chiaro clear, bright + oscuro dark

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