Complete Definition of "Tenebrist"

English
Etymology
It. tenebre – darkness
Proper noun
Tenebrist

  1. A Baroque school of painting characterized by heavy use of chiaroscuro. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caravaggio- Caravaggio] was a Tenebrist.

Synonyms
:chiaroscurist

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