tenebrism
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Italian tenebrismo, from tenebroso + -ismo, from Latin tenebrōsus (“dark, gloomy”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈtɛnəbɹɪzəm/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]tenebrism (uncountable)
- (art) A style of painting using very pronounced chiaroscuro, with darkness a dominating feature of the image.
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