Chiaroscuro

Chiaroscuro in art is the use of strong contrasts between light and dark.

Chiaroscuro
Giovanni Baglione. Sacred and Profane Love. 1602–1603, showing dramatic compositional chiaroscuro

Chiaroscuro in art is the use of strong contrasts between light and dark.

This is usually done to make the composition a lot more dramatic. It is also a technical term used by art historians and artists for the contrast of light. It gives a sense of volume when modelling three-dimensional (or 3D) figures. Similar effects used in photography and cinematography are also called chiaroscuro.

The word comes from Italian, from the words "chiaro" (clear) + "oscuro" (dark).[1] The word was first known to be used in the 1680s.[2]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/chiaroscuro
  2. ↑ https://www.etymonline.com/word/chiaroscuro. Retrieved February 2, 2022


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