chi|a|ro|scu|ro

chi|a|ro|scu|ro
chi|a|ro|scu|ro «kee AHR uh SKYUR oh», noun, plural -ros.
1. the treatment of the light and shade, or brighter and darker masses, in a picture.
2. a method of painting in which the figures or parts of main interest are strongly lighted and the rest painted in deep shadow, the pattern of light and dark predominating over that of color: »

Gentle chiaroscuro, offspring of veiled values and translucent undertones, had long since died behind the prison bars of abstract art (New Yorker).

3. a sketch in black and white. Also, clair-obscure.
╂[< Italian chiaroscuro (literally) clear-dark < Latin clārus clear + obscūrus obscure]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • chi|a|ro-o|scu|ro — «kee AHR oh uh SKYUR oh», noun, plural ros. = chiaroscuro. (Cf. ↑chiaroscuro) …   Useful english dictionary

  • chiaroscuro — chi|a|ro|scu|ro [ ki,arə skurou ] noun uncount the way that light and dark areas create a pattern, especially in drawings and paintings …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • scusatore — scu·sa·tó·re agg., s.m. OB che, chi scusa, discolpa qcn. o giustifica un comportamento {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1304 08. ETIMO: dal lat. excusatōre(m), v. anche scusare …   Dizionario italiano

  • scutibranchian — scu·ti·bran·chi·an …   English syllables

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