Both Uses of
chiaroscuro
in
Light in August
- It seemed to him that he could see the yellow day opening peacefully on before him, like a corridor, an arras, into a still chiaroscuro without urgency.†
Chpt 5 *chiaroscuro = a painting technique that skillfully contrasts light and shadow
- It was hot; heat quivered up from the asphalt, giving to the familiar buildings about the square a nimbus quality, a quality of living and palpitant chiaroscuro.†
Chpt 13
Definition:
art: a painting technique that skillfully contrasts light and shadow
Rembrandt and Caravaggio are closely associated with the use of chiaroscuro.