Monday, August 30, 2010

Chiaroscuro

Another fun treasury challenge from Curation Nation. I admit that I remember hearing the term chiaroscuro in art history class but couldn't recall the exact definition which I have pasted below:

Definition of CHIAROSCURO
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: pictorial representation in terms of light and shade without regard to color
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a : the arrangement or treatment of light and dark parts in a pictorial work of artb : the interplay or contrast of dissimilar qualities (as of mood or character)
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: a 16th century woodcut technique involving the use of several blocks to print different tones of the same color;also : a print made by this technique
4
: the interplay of light and shadow on or as if on a surface
5
: the quality of being veiled or partly in shadow

4 comments:

  1. Very interesting! I'd never heard of chiaroscuro!

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  2. It's never too late to learn something new. Thanks for the definitions and the beautiful photos.

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  3. I guess I missed that class because I've never heard of that. . .Your photos are very interesting, thank-you for sharing something different and new today!

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  4. hi fiona-- you have a great eye and i love your choices for this. hope you are having a fantastic week! malia
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