chiaroscuro

Smith carefully arranged the chiaroscuro lighting that, with his dark printing, created one of the most reproduced photographs of the 20th century, elegant and deeply moving.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Like her day-to-day life, it is a work of chiaroscuro, a portrait of extremes: roses and guns.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2024

In that chiaroscuro environment, reminiscent of the landscapes and photographs of the Mexican writer Juan Rulfo, Escobedo developed his sensitivity toward images, and the need to find his roots.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2023

The dramatic scenes are shot in chiaroscuro and in warm, expressive light so the character is always the focal point of lighting and photography.

From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2023

Art and Archaeology is murkier and more velvety than last year, and filled with impasto and chiaroscuro.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Epic entertainment chiaroscuros are often dull and unrealistic, hence the push in recent decades to test and reshape our definition of virtue.

From Salon ● May 26, 2025

Particularly influential were his use of live models, raking light effects and dramatic chiaroscuros, and a strong narrative drive.

From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2016

For Jackson to make these color prints was a logical step, since his work had tended toward the full chromatic range even in the chiaroscuros, which “adumbrated” color.

From John Baptist Jackson 18th-Century Master of the Color Woodcut by Jacob Kainen

Hendrick Goltzius of Haarlem, whose first chiaroscuros date from 1588, combined both Italian and German influences with marvelously crisp drawing and cutting and sharper color combinations than were common.

From John Baptist Jackson 18th-Century Master of the Color Woodcut by Jacob Kainen

A few additional subjects were also sponsored by patrons, but most of Jackson’s other chiaroscuros were never published—they were limited to a few proofs.

From John Baptist Jackson 18th-Century Master of the Color Woodcut by Jacob Kainen