Definition of tenebrism in English:

tenebrism

nounˈtɛnəbrɪz(ə)m

mass noun

A style of painting developed by Caravaggio and other 17th-century Spanish and Italian artists, characterized by predominantly dark tones and shadows with dramatically contrasting effects of light.
（绘画）暗色调主义（在卡拉瓦吉奥和其他17世纪西班牙和意大利画家影响下形成的一种画风，其作品基调低沉，色调阴暗，突出地运用光线明暗对比效果）
Example sentencesExamples
- He stayed away from tenebrism, preferring a more even balance between line and light.
- Caravaggio revolutionized Baroque painting with a technique called tenebrism.
- Caravaggio's tenebrism was dangerous and subversive.
- For him, tenebrism fit the general category of ‘furtive painting’, a style that was intended to conceal shortcomings by means of cloaking shadows.
- His stay in Italy, where he encountered Caravaggesque naturalism and tenebrism, was decisive for his art.

Derivatives

tenebrist

noun

He was at his best as a tenebrist.
Example sentencesExamples
- She creates a tenebrist tableau of brilliant whites and jet blacks.
- The museum's painting is the sort of gloomy, tenebrist work for which he is usually most admired.
- His first works were painted in a naturalistic and tenebrist style.

Origin

From Italian tenebroso 'dark' + -ism.

单词	tenebrism
释义	Definition of tenebrism in English: tenebrism nounˈtɛnəbrɪz(ə)m mass noun A style of painting developed by Caravaggio and other 17th-century Spanish and Italian artists, characterized by predominantly dark tones and shadows with dramatically contrasting effects of light. （绘画）暗色调主义（在卡拉瓦吉奥和其他17世纪西班牙和意大利画家影响下形成的一种画风，其作品基调低沉，色调阴暗，突出地运用光线明暗对比效果） Example sentencesExamples He stayed away from tenebrism, preferring a more even balance between line and light. Caravaggio revolutionized Baroque painting with a technique called tenebrism. Caravaggio's tenebrism was dangerous and subversive. For him, tenebrism fit the general category of ‘furtive painting’, a style that was intended to conceal shortcomings by means of cloaking shadows. His stay in Italy, where he encountered Caravaggesque naturalism and tenebrism, was decisive for his art. Derivatives tenebrist noun He was at his best as a tenebrist. Example sentencesExamples She creates a tenebrist tableau of brilliant whites and jet blacks. The museum's painting is the sort of gloomy, tenebrist work for which he is usually most admired. His first works were painted in a naturalistic and tenebrist style. Origin From Italian tenebroso 'dark' + -ism.
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