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tenebrism

ten·e·brism [ ténnə brìzzəm ] or Ten·e·brism [ ténnə brìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
style of painting: a style of painting, popular in 17th-century Naples and Spain and largely associated with Caravaggio, that uses large areas of shadow and dark colors, sometimes with a shaft of light

[Mid-20th century. < Italian tenebroso "dark"]

tene·brist noun
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