chiaroscuro
noun/kiˌɑːrəˈskʊərəʊ/
/kiˌɑːrəˈskʊrəʊ/
[uncountable] (art)- the way light and shade are shown; the contrast between light and shadeWord Originmid 17th cent.: from Italian, from chiaro ‘clear, bright’ (from Latin clarus) + oscuro ‘dark, obscure’ (from Latin obscurus).
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