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2011Chiaroscuro  

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  • Chiaroscuro is an Italian term which translates as light-dark, and refers to the balance and pattern of light and shade in a painting or drawing. Chiaroscuro is generally only remarked upon when it is a particularly prominent feature of the work, usually when the artist is using extreme contrasts of light and shade.

Source

  • Ρηντ κ.ά. 1986

Contributor

  • Daskalothanasis Nikos (ASFA)

Creator

  • Chatzi Maria (ASFA)

Notation

  • 2011

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