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Webster 1913 Edition

Chiaroscurist

Chi-aˊros-cu′rist

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Noun.

A painter who cares for and studies light and shade rather than color.

Definition 2024

chiaroscurist

chiaroscurist

English

Noun

chiaroscurist ‎(plural chiaroscurists)

A painter who uses light and shade rather than colour to create the illusion of volume.

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chiaroscuro