German

Noun

Chiaroscuro n ‎(genitive Chiaroscuro or Chiaroscuros, no plural)

1. (art, photography) chiaroscuro

Synonyms

• Helldunkelmalerei
• Clair-obscur

External links

• Chiaroscuro on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• Chiaroscuro in Duden online

English

Chiaroscuro (use of exaggerated light contrasts)

Noun

chiaroscuro ‎(plural chiaroscuros or chiaroscuri)

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

Synonyms

• (photography): Rembrandt lighting

Translations

See also

• contrast

Italian

Etymology

From chiaro +‎ oscuro.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uro

Noun

chiaroscuro m ‎(plural chiaroscuri)

1. light and shade, chiaroscuro
2. contrasts, ups and downs

Verb

chiaroscuro

1. first-person singular present indicative of chiaroscurare

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian chiaroscuro, from chiaro ‎(“light”) + oscuro ‎(“dark”).

Noun

chiaroscuro m (plural chiaroscuros)

1. (painting) chiaroscuro (the use of exaggerated light contrasts)

Synonyms

• claro-escuro