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Subject: chiaroscuro: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
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Nov. 19, 2014

chiaroscuro \kee-ahr-uh-SKYOOR-oh\ noun 1. the distribution of light and shade in a picture. 2. Painting. the use of deep variations in and subtle gradations of light and shade, especially to enhance the delineation of character and for general dramatic effect: Rembrandt is a master of chiaroscuro. Quotes …film noir genealogies usually reduce Weimar cinema to German expressionism and German expressionism in turn to a catalogue of techniques including: 'foregrounded oblique objected, unbalanced compositions, irregular spatial arrangements, chiaroscuro lighting with a heavy play of shadows…' -- Mark Bould, Film Noir: From Berlin to Sin City, 2005 Origin Chiaroscuro comes from the Italian words for "bright," chiaro, and "dark," oscuro. It entered English in the late 1600s.

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