- chiaroscuro
- chia·ro·scu·ro
English syllables. 2014.
chiaroscuro
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chiaroscuro — [kē är΄ə skoor′ō, kē är΄əskyoor′ō] n. pl. chiaroscuros [It, lit., clear dark < L clarus, CLEAR + obscurus, dark: see OBSCURE] 1. light and shade in a painting, drawing, etc. treated so as to produce the illusion of depth, a dramatic effect,… … English World dictionary
Chiaroscuro — Chia ro*scu ro, ||Chiaro oscuro Chi*a ro os*cu ro, n. [It., clear dark.] (a) The arrangement of light and dark parts in a work of art, such as a drawing or painting, whether in monochrome or in color. (b) The art or practice of so arranging the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chiaroscuro — (ital.), so v.w. Claireobscure … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Chiaroscūro — (ital., spr. kja ), s. Clair obscur … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Chiaroscuro — Chiaroscuro, s. Holzschneidekunst … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
Chiaroscuro — Chiāroscūro (ital., spr. ki ), s. Helldunkel … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Chiaroscuro — [k , italienisch] das, (s), das in Malerei und Grafik angewandte Helldunkel. * * * Chi|a|ros|cu|ro [k...], das; [s] [ital., aus: chiaro = hell u. oscuro = dunkel]: Helldunkelmalerei … Universal-Lexikon
chiaroscuro — s.m. [grafia unita di chiaro scuro ] (pl. chiaroscuri ). 1. (artist.) [tecnica pittorica e grafica con la quale si rendono le sfumature di luce presenti in un corpo accentuandone i rilievi]. 2. (estens.) [giustapposizione di luci e ombre]… … Enciclopedia Italiana
chiaroscuro — 1680s, disposition of light and dark in a picture, lit. clear dark, from It. chiaro (from L. clarus) + oscuro (from L. obscurus) … Etymology dictionary
chiaroscuro — (izg. kjȃroskūro) m DEFINICIJA lik. međusobni odnos svijetlih i tamnih dijelova slike, svjetla i sjene, naročito izražen i tražen efekt u baroknom slikarstvu; svijetlo tamno, clair obscur ETIMOLOGIJA tal … Hrvatski jezični portal
chiaroscuro — ► NOUN ▪ the treatment of light and shade in drawing and painting. ORIGIN Italian, from chiaro clear, bright + oscuro dark, obscure … English terms dictionary
