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chiaroscuro in Arabic

اَلْجَلْاَء وَاَلْقُتْمَة al-jalaʔ waalqutma

UK/kɪˌɑːɹəˈskʊəɹəʊ/US/ˌkjɑɹəˈsk(j)ʊɹoʊ/

chiaroscuro in Arabic: اَلْجَلْاَء وَاَلْقُتْمَة (al-jalaʔ waalqutma). In English, chiaroscuro means an artistic technique developed during the Renaissance, referring to the use of strong contrasts between light and dark in order to create the illusion of volume.

Arabic words for chiaroscuro

artistic technique using exaggerated light contrasts
اَلْجَلْاَء وَاَلْقُتْمَة al-jalaʔ waalqutma

English meaning of chiaroscuro

  1. noun An artistic technique developed during the Renaissance, referring to the use of strong contrasts between light and dark in order to create the illusion of volume.
  2. noun A monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color.
  3. noun A woodcut technique in which several woodcut blocks are used to print different shades of a color, or a woodcut print made by this technique.
  4. noun A photographic technique in which one side of the subject, for example a face, is well lit and the other is in shadow.

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Questions about chiaroscuro in Arabic

What is the meaning of chiaroscuro in Arabic?
Chiaroscuro in Arabic is اَلْجَلْاَء وَاَلْقُتْمَة (al-jalaʔ waalqutma).
ما معنى كلمة chiaroscuro؟
Chiaroscuro: اَلْجَلْاَء وَاَلْقُتْمَة (al-jalaʔ waalqutma).
What does chiaroscuro mean in English?
Chiaroscuro means an artistic technique developed during the Renaissance, referring to the use of strong contrasts between light and dark in order to create the illusion of volume.

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