2007-01-25 02:33:39 · 5 answers · asked by MomX4 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
A word borrowed from Italian ("light and shade" or "dark") referring to the modeling of volume by depicting light and shade by contrasting them boldly.
An example of chiaroscuro
Gerard David (Netherlandish, c. 1455 - 1523), The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, c. 1512-15, oil on wood panel, 20 x 17 inches (50.8 x 43.2 cm), Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
2007-01-25 11:53:44 · answer #1 · answered by samanthajanecaroline 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The gradual transition from light to dark using extreme darks to extreme lights. It creates the effect of depth and volume on an object.
2007-01-25 11:48:58 · answer #2 · answered by hcd.art 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the technique of using shading/lights and darks to create depth as well as dramatic effects.
2007-01-25 03:31:34 · answer #3 · answered by Jupiter583 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Light and dark, being the literal translation, more or less says it all. The use of colour at a minimum.
2007-01-25 06:32:15 · answer #4 · answered by Peter J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a lighting technique made famous by painter Caravaggio.
2007-01-25 03:33:14 · answer #5 · answered by crazetastic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋