Both Uses of
chiaroscuro
in
A Great and Terrible Beauty
- The Italians call this chiaroscuro.†
Chpt 23 *chiaroscuro = a painting technique that skillfully contrasts light and shadow
- We're each of us our own chiaroscuro, our own bit of illusion fighting to emerge into something solid, something real.†
Chpt 39
Definition:
art: a painting technique that skillfully contrasts light and shadow
Rembrandt and Caravaggio are closely associated with the use of chiaroscuro.