chiaroscuro
/kiˌɑːrəˈskʊərəʊ/noun
उच्चारण किआरस्कुअरो
(चित्रकला में) प्रकाश और छाया का विरोधाभास
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the way light and shadow are shown in a painting or drawing; the contrast between light and dark
(चित्रकला में) प्रकाश और छाया का विरोधाभास
- Rembrandt was a master of chiaroscuro.
- The photograph uses chiaroscuro to bring out the old man's wrinkles.
- The artist's use of chiaroscuro makes the face seem to glow.
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- Photographers often use chiaroscuro to create a dramatic mood.
- The exhibition focused on chiaroscuro in Renaissance painting.
AaSpelling
chi·a·ro·scu·ro
Spelling and pronunciation: chi-a-ro-scu-ro, from Italian 'light-dark', with ch pronounced /k/, /kiˌɑːrəˈskʊərəʊ/.
Spelling और pronunciation में chi-a-ro-scu-ro, Italian 'प्रकाश-अंधकार' से, ch की ध्वनि /k/, /kiˌɑːrəˈskʊərəʊ/।
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One-word substitution
The treatment of light and shade in art is chiaroscuro; a painting of fruit or objects a still life; of a person a portrait; of the countryside a landscape; a painting on a wall a mural; on wet plaster a fresco.
कला में प्रकाश और छाया का चित्रण chiaroscuro; फलों या वस्तुओं का चित्र still life; व्यक्ति का portrait; ग्रामीण दृश्य का landscape; दीवार पर चित्र mural; गीले प्लास्टर पर fresco।
General knowledge
The Ajanta paintings are frescoes.
अजंता के चित्र fresco हैं।