chiaroscuro

“There’s an authenticity to noir. Nothing is just black or white. Everything is chiaroscuro and there’s complexity and depth and nuance to each of the characters,” Cage explains.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

If you tried, you could even hum much of it, even though its rhythms and chiaroscuro sonic colors were at least as important to its appeal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

Those who appreciate a little chiaroscuro interplay in their trashy TV ensembles might fall for this guy, if only for being a potent, balancing opposition to Rapaport’s windbaggery.

From Salon ● Jan. 15, 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

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

The chiaroscuros, especially the Venetian prints, can be found in many leading collections in Europe and the United States, but the full-color sheets after Ricci are excessively rare, particularly in complete sets.

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

This study includes an illustrated catalog of Jackson’s chiaroscuros and color prints.

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

This technical system was used for the Venetian chiaroscuros, the portrait of Algernon Sidney after Justus Verus, and others.

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