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▸ noun:  (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.
▸ noun:  (painting) A monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color.
▸ noun:  (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.
▸ noun:  (photography) A photographic technique in which one side of the subject, for example a face, is well lit and the other is in shadow.
▸ adjective:  (figuratively) Possessing the qualities of a work of chiaroscuro.





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