Caravaggio style and technique

 

Tenebrism Versus Chiaroscuro

Caravaggism embraces both chiaroscuro and tenebrism.

Caravaggio style and technique

Caravaggio style and technique

Caravaggio style and technique of art

Caravaggio style and technique of design

How did caravaggio die

Caravaggio style characteristics

Because both techniques involve the pronounced use of light and shadow, they can be confused, even though there is a clear theoretical difference between the two terms. Chiaroscuro is a method of shading which is used to give figures a sense of three-dimensional volume.

Tenebrism is where an artist keeps some areas of a painting totally black, allowing one or two areas to be strongly illuminated by comparison. Tenebrism thus allows the artist to control the 'action' in his canvas.

Who Were the Most Important Caravaggisti?

Caravaggio's signature style of tenebrism influenced the development of Flemish Baroque art and the neighbouring Dutch Baroque, as well as Spanish Baroque art.

Leading exponents of the Caravaggesque style included the eminent Italians Orazio Gentileschi (1563-1639), his out