chiaroscuro

How To Use chiaroscuro In A Sentence

• The acknowledged master of chiaroscuro was, of course, Rembrandt.
• But the charm was the entrance of the abbey, where we were received by the dean and chapter in rich robes, the choir and almsmen bearing torches; the whole abbey so illuminated, that one saw it to greater advantage than by {81} day; the tombs, long aisles, and fretted roof, all appearing distinctly, and with the happiest _chiaroscuro_. A Book of English Prose Part II, Arranged for Secondary and High Schools
• Caravaggio's trademark "chiaroscuro" - dramatic dark-light contrasts - and revolutionary use of realism are explored at the Scuderie del Quirinale, an exhibition space created from former stables of Italy's presidential palace. Homepage
• I also distrust the general air onstage of High Significance, which owes far too much to the handsome chiaroscuro of the lighting and the future-chic costumes.
• Prefiguring Expressionist chiaroscuro in their tonal brilliance, they achieve the seemingly impossible brief of ensnaring the transitory temperament of meteorological effects.
• The column screens and niches around the room create a mysterious and alluring chiaroscuro effect.
• A full moon rode in a sky rid at last of the mist of the day, and its light cast everything in an eerie chiaroscuro. FLOATING CITY
• Here he also met Count Antonio Maria Zanetti, who was well-known as a chiaroscuro woodcutter besides being a collector and patron of the arts. John Baptist Jackson 18th-Century Master of the Color Woodcut
• Christian Dior , they would have been swept up into a high-drama, high-heeled vision of high-style, inspired by the 20th century illustrator, René Gruau, and interpreted with chiaroscuro hand-dyed silk tulle, voluminous, multiple layers, and 'brushstroke'-hats. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
• ‘I enjoy the medium of etching for its tactile qualities, its chiaroscuro possibilities and the surprises of the process,’ she said.