chiaroscuro

== English == === Alternative forms === chiaro-oscuro, claro-obscuro (archaic) chiaro-scuro (obsolete) === Etymology === First attested in the mid-17th century, borrowed from Italian chiaroscuro, from chiaro (“clear, bright”) + oscuro (“dark, obscure”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /kɪˌɑːɹəˈskʊəɹəʊ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌkjɑɹəˈsk(j)ʊɹoʊ/ Rhymes: -ʊəɹəʊ, -ʊɹəʊ === Noun === chiaroscuro (countable and uncountable, plural chiaroscuros or chiaroscuri) (painting) An artistic technique developed during the Renaissance, referring to the use of strong contrasts between light and dark in order to create the illusion of volume. (painting) A monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color. (art) A woodcut technique in which several woodcut blocks are used to print different shades of a color, or a woodcut print made by this technique. (photography) A photographic technique in which one side of the subject, for example a face, is well lit and the other is in shadow. Synonym: Rembrandt lighting ==== Coordinate terms ==== contrast ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === chiaroscuro (comparative more chiaroscuro, superlative most chiaroscuro) (figuratively) Possessing the qualities of a work of chiaroscuro. == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkja.rosˈku.ro/ Rhymes: -uro Hyphenation: chia‧ro‧scù‧ro === Etymology 1 === From chiaro (“clear, bright”) +‎ oscuro (“dark, obscure”). ==== Noun ==== chiaroscuro m (plural chiaroscuri) (painting, art) chiaroscuro (artistic technique using exaggerated light contrasts) (figurative) contrasts, ups and downs ===== Coordinate terms ===== contrasto ===== Derived terms ===== chiaroscurale chiaroscurare ===== Descendants ===== → English: chiaroscuro → French: clair-obscur (calque)→ Dutch: clair-obscur → Polish: światłocień (calque) → Portuguese: claro-escuro (calque) === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== chiaroscuro first-person singular present indicative of chiaroscurare === References === === Further reading === chiaroscuro in Collins Italian-English Dictionary chiaroscuro in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli) chiaroscuro in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa chiaroscùro in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication chiaroscuro in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore chiaroscuro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Italian chiaroscuro. === Noun === chiaroscuro m (plural chiaroscuros) synonym of claro-escuro