chiaroscuro
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- Term Type
Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Preferred Term
chiaroscuro
- Details
The technique of contrasting light and dark within a picture, especially one in which the forms are largely determined, not by sharp outlines, but by the meeting of lighter and darker areas.
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