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tenebrism
/ ˈtɛnəˌbrɪzəm /
noun
- sometimes capital a school, style, or method of painting, adopted chiefly by 17th-century Spanish and Neapolitan painters, esp Caravaggio, characterized by large areas of dark colours, usually relieved with a shaft of light
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- ˈtenebrist, nounadjective
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