an artist who specializes in chiaroscuro, the artistic technique of using strong contrasts between light and dark.
From Italian chiaro ('clear, light') and scuro ('dark'), with the suffix -ist meaning 'one who practices.' This technique became famous during the Renaissance, especially with artists like Caravaggio.
Caravaggio was a master chiarooscurist who painted dramatic Biblical scenes with such intense light-and-shadow contrasts that people thought he was exaggerating—but it made his paintings unforgettable!
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