How do you use Chiaroscuro in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like picture or image, plus the exact meaning.
Chiaroscuro in a sentence
Chiaroscuro meaning
- 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.
- A monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color.
- 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.
Using Chiaroscuro
- The main meaning on this page is: 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. | A monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color. | 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.
- Useful related words include: picture, image, icon, ikon.
- In the example corpus, chiaroscuro often appears in combinations such as: and chiaroscuro.
Context around Chiaroscuro
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Chiaroscuro
- In this selection, "chiaroscuro" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, constricting, esque, create, thriller, lighting and effects stand out and add context to how "chiaroscuro" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include caravaggio esque chiaroscuro in which and chiaroscuro was practiced. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "chiaroscuro" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with chiaroscuro
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Nearly all his paintings were large, rapidly executed frescos, often in chiaroscuro or monochrome. (14 words)
In later life, John wrote two volumes of autobiography, Chiaroscuro (1952) and Finishing Touches (1964). (15 words)
Caravaggio and Rembrandt Van Rijn used browns to create chiaroscuro effects, where the subject appeared out of the darkness. (19 words)
But despite the illusion of openness that the surrounding wilderness presents, the slow synth crawl of the music and the constricting chiaroscuro lighting fills the screen with the same isolating energy that is curated by the stale and menacing room 104. (41 words)
Chiaroscuro was practiced long before he came on the scene, but it was Caravaggio who made the technique a dominant stylistic element, darkening the shadows and transfixing the subject in a blinding shaft of light. (35 words)
George A. Romero, quoted in Royer, The Spectacle Of Isolation, p. 15. According to film historian Carl Royer, Romero "employs chiaroscuro ( film noir style) lighting to emphasize humanity's nightmare alienation from itself". (33 words)
Example sentences (11)
A loose chronicle of the nascent legend of Yip Man, the film skirts the line between noir-ish tragedy and chiaroscuro thriller, rarely leaving room to discern the difference.
But despite the illusion of openness that the surrounding wilderness presents, the slow synth crawl of the music and the constricting chiaroscuro lighting fills the screen with the same isolating energy that is curated by the stale and menacing room 104.
One example is “Hall 8,” a Caravaggio-esque chiaroscuro, in which the main action seems to be unfolding just outside of the frame.
Caravaggio and Rembrandt Van Rijn used browns to create chiaroscuro effects, where the subject appeared out of the darkness.
Caravaggio's application of the chiaroscuro technique shows through on the faces and armour notwithstanding the lack of a visible shaft of light.
Chiaroscuro was practiced long before he came on the scene, but it was Caravaggio who made the technique a dominant stylistic element, darkening the shadows and transfixing the subject in a blinding shaft of light.
George A. Romero, quoted in Royer, The Spectacle Of Isolation, p. 15. According to film historian Carl Royer, Romero "employs chiaroscuro ( film noir style) lighting to emphasize humanity's nightmare alienation from itself".
In later life, John wrote two volumes of autobiography, Chiaroscuro (1952) and Finishing Touches (1964).
Nearly all his paintings were large, rapidly executed frescos, often in chiaroscuro or monochrome.
The low-key lighting schemes of many classic film noirs are associated with stark light/dark contrasts and dramatic shadow patterning—a style known as chiaroscuro (a term adopted from Renaissance painting).
Unlike Giotto, however, Masaccio uses linear and atmospheric perspective, directional light, and chiaroscuro, which is the representation of form through light and color without outlines.
Common combinations with chiaroscuro
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: