Usually means: Dramatic use of light, darkness.
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  1. tenebrism: Merriam-Webster
  2. tenebrism: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. tenebrism: Collins English Dictionary
  4. tenebrism: Wiktionary
  5. Tenebrism: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. tenebrism: Wordcraft Dictionary

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▸ noun:  (art) A style of painting using very pronounced chiaroscuro, with darkness a dominating feature of the image.

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chiaroscuro, tonalism, tachism, luminism, nightscape, light, atmospheric perspective, umbramancy, intimism, matter painting, more...

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chiaroscuro, tonalism, tachism, luminism, nightscape, light, atmospheric perspective, umbramancy, intimism, matter painting, more...



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