Definition
The treatment of light and shadow in art, especially the dramatic contrast between bright and dark areas. A technique creating bold contrasts for dramatic effect.
Etymology
From Italian 'chiaro' (light/clear) and 'scuro' (dark/obscure). Literally means 'light-dark.' Developed during the Renaissance to describe this specific artistic technique of dramatic lighting.
Kelly Says
Break it down: 'CLEAR-oh-SECURE-oh' - clear light and secure darkness! Think of dramatic movie lighting where half a face is bright and half is in shadow - that's chiaroscuro!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ቺያሮስኩሮ
chīyāroskūro
ARالعربية
تشيروسكوري
tshiyroˈskuri
BNবাংলা
চিয়ারোস্কুরো
chiyaroṣkuro
CACatalà
clarobscur
klaɾoβˈskuɾ
CSČeština
klaroskuro
klaˈroːskuro
DADansk
kjaroskuro
tɕaˈʁoːskuʁo
DEDeutsch
Chiaroscurist
ki̯aˈʁoːskuˈʁiːst
ELΕλληνικά
κιαροσκούρο
kjaroˈskuro
ESEspañol
claroscuro
klaroˈskuro
FAفارسی
کیاروسکورو
kyaroˈskuro
FISuomi
kjaroskuro
tɕaˈroːskuːro
FRFrançais
clair-obscur
klɛʁobskʁyʁ
GUGU
ચિયારોસ્કુરો
ciyaroṣkuro
HAHA
chiaroscuro
kyaroˈskuro
HEעברית
קיארוסקורו
kyaroˈskuro
HIहिन्दी
चियारोस्कुरो
chiyāroṣkuro
HUMagyar
kjaroszkuro
kjaːroʃkuːro
IDBahasa Indonesia
chiaroscuro
kyaroˈskuro
IGIG
chiaroscuro
kyaroˈskuro
ITItaliano
chiaroscuro
kjaroˈskuro
JA日本語
キアロスクーロ
kiarosukūro
KKKK
кьяроскуро
kjaroˈskuro
KMKM
ខែរ៉ូសគូរ៉ូ
khaeˈrohs kuˈroː
MRMR
चियारोस्कुरो
ciyaroṣkuro
MSBahasa Melayu
chiaroscuro
kyaroˈskuro
MYမြန်မာ
ချီယာရိုစကူးရို
hkyeeyaroskuuro
NLNederlands
clair-obscur
klɛr ɔbˈskʏr
NONorsk
kjaroskuro
tɕaˈʁoːskuːʁo
PAPA
ਚਿਆਰੋਸਕੁਰੋ
ciyaroṣkuro
PLPolski
klaro-obskur
klaˈrɔ ɔpsˈkʊr
PTPortuguês
claro-escuro
klaʁu ˈɛskuʁu
RORomână
chiaroscuro
kjaroˈskuro
RUРусский
кьяроскуро
kjaroˈskuro
SVSvenska
kjaroskuro
ɕaˈroːskuːrɔ
SWKiswahili
chiaroscuro
kyaroˈskuro
TAதமிழ்
சியரோஸ்குரோ
ciyaroṣkuro
TEతెలుగు
చియారోస్కురో
ciyaroṣkuro
THไทย
คιάโรสคูโร
khiyaːroːsukuːroː
TLTL
chiaroscuro
kyaroˈskuro
TRTürkçe
chiaroscuro
kyaroˈskuro
UKУкраїнська
к'яроскуро
kjaroˈskuro
URاردو
کیاروسکورو
kyaroˈskuro
VITiếng Việt
chiaroscuro
kyaroˈskuro
YOYO
chiaroscuro
kyaroˈskuro
ZH中文
明暗对比法
míng àn duì bǐ fǎ
ZUZU
chiaroscuro
kyaroˈskuro