Tenebrism

Tenebrism is a style of painting in which light is used to focus attention on a single figure or particular figures in a composition, with the rest of the painting being in shadow and the background very dark.

Tenebrism
(painting) The term comes from the Italian 'tenebroso' meaning 'gloomy' or 'murky'. Tenebrism is a painting style using vivid contrasts of light and dark.

Tenebrism From the Italian tenebroso meaning 'murky'. Tenebrism is a style of oil painting which features an emphatic use of chiaroscuro.

Tenebrism: Tenebrism is a technique that emphasizes the strong shadows and night effects.
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tenebrism...A style of painting that exaggerates or emphasizes the effects of chiaroscuro.

His work is characterized by Caravaggesque naturalism and tenebrism, the latter a style in which most forms are depicted in shadow but a few are dramatically lighted.

José de Ribera, however, that Tenebrism really triumphs. Ribera (1591-1652) was trained in Valencia, but in about 1616 he moved to Italy, settling in Naples.

Caravaggio is an Italian painter whose revolutionary technique of tenebrism, or dramatic, selective illumination of form out of deep shadow, became a hallmark of Baroque painting.

Tenebrism
style of 17th-century painting associated with Caravaggio making much use of strong Chiaroscuro.
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Also see brilliance, candela, Caravaggisti, Impressionism, nocturne, optical mixing, tenebroso or tenebrism, and value.
luminous - See candela, color, light, luminosity, and value.

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
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Caravaggisti - Artists influenced by "Caravaggio", Michelangelo Merisi (Italian, Lombard, 1571/73-1610) -- his dramatically contrasting dark-light effects; painters of "night pictures" in the "dark manner", a manner known as tenebrism (or by the ...

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To bring out the dramatic presence of the character, however, David resorted to Caravaggio's Tenebrism. He played a strong light on the precisely detailed figures and left the rest of the picture in darkness so as to sharpen the impact of the drama.

Bloemaert (1564-1651), Hendrick Terbrugghen (1588-1629), Dirk Baburen (c. 1590-c. 1624), Gerard van Honthorst (1590-1656), who was influenced by Caravaggio, and who, returning from Rome before 1625, made successful use of the famous tenebrism.

TENEBRISM
a process used to create great contrasts in a painting. It relies on heightened lights and darks to give a dramatic feel to a work. Used by Caravaggio and other Baroque painters.
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It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Tenebrism. ... Antoine, Louis, and Mathieu Le Nain were painters in early 17th century France. ...

See also: Painting, Roman, Portrait, Realism, Renaissance