Usually means: Light and shadow contrast technique.
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  1. chiaro-oscuro: Wiktionary
  2. Chiaro-oscuro: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  3. Chiaro-oscuro: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  4. chiaro-oscuro: FreeDictionary.org

Definitions from Wiktionary (Chiaro-oscuro)

noun:  Archaic form of chiaroscuro. [(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.]


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