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Record 1 1986-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Painting (Arts)
  • Drawing
DEF

... the rendering of forms through a balanced contrast between pronounced light and dark areas.

OBS

The technique, which was introduced in the Renaissance, is effective in creating an illusion of depth and space around the principal figures in a composition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peinture (Arts)
  • Dessin
DEF

technique propre à donner aux figures ou aux objets représentés sur une surface plane l'illusion du relief, en jouant, pour y parvenir, des passages de la lumière à l'ombre pour modeler les formes.

Spanish

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