Adoration of the Magi

painting by Leonardo da Vinci

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chiaroscuro

  • Leonardo da Vinci: The Virgin of the Rocks
    In chiaroscuro

    …in such paintings as his Adoration of the Magi (1481). Thereafter, chiaroscuro became a primary technique for many painters, and by the late 17th century the term was routinely used to describe any painting, drawing, or print that depended for its effect on an extensive gradation of light and darkness.

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