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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
chiaroscuro .
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Examples
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When our sketches (the subject for which had been given out in advance) were arranged, and we had seated ourselves in a big half-circle on the floor, Carolus would install himself on a tall stool, the one seat the studio boasted, and chat _à propos_ of the works before him on composition, on classic art, on the theories of color and clair-obscur.
The Ways of Men Eliot Gregory 1884
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Grayscale version of the logo shows the linear effectiveness and 'clair-obscur' of the symbol which is the backbone of the design and this is 'visible' in the color version also.
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Parallèlement, je développe des formations depuis 1990, notamment à l’IUP Ville et Santé à Paris Nord 13 en Ingénierie sociale et urbaine et créer un atelier avec Christian Bachmann « un jour, une ville» ainsi qu’à l’Université de Paris Vet créer un atelier le «clair-obscur des territoires»
Archive 2008-10-14 2008
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In the late eighteenth century, the aesthetic of clair-obscur—high contrast modulation from light to dark pigments—rose to prominence in the field of French academic oil painting.
The Art and Chemistry of Replicating Oil Paintings into Woven Textiles Delanie Linden 2024
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In the late eighteenth century, the aesthetic of clair-obscur—high contrast modulation from light to dark pigments—rose to prominence in the field of French academic oil painting.
The Art and Chemistry of Replicating Oil Paintings into Woven Textiles Delanie Linden 2024
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