Tenebrism

//ˈtɛnəbɹɪzəm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A style of painting using very pronounced chiaroscuro, with darkness a dominating feature of the image. uncountable

Etymology

From Italian tenebrismo, from tenebroso + -ismo, from Latin tenebrōsus (“dark, gloomy”).

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