chiaroscuro
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The intense chiaroscuro evokes the mysticism of William Blake.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
Like her day-to-day life, it is a work of chiaroscuro, a portrait of extremes: roses and guns.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2024
The dramatic scenes are shot in chiaroscuro and in warm, expressive light so the character is always the focal point of lighting and photography.
From Salon • Mar. 16, 2023
Do you prefer chiaroscuro dragons or the vivid daytime variety?
From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2022
What Corelli did was create a musical version of chiaroscuro by contrasting a big-sounding band of stringed instruments with a small group, switching between the big and the small throughout the piece.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Vocabulary lists containing chiaroscuro
Stroke of Genius: Words About Painting
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Visual Arts - High School
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Art History
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