Chiaroscuro / chiaroscuro painting

The term chiaroscuro ("chiaroscuro"), which comes from Italian, describes the effect of light and shadow in a work of art, especially when it is strongly contrasted. A great pioneer of bold chiaroscuro painting was Leonardo da Vinci, but the term is most often associated with the artists of the 17th century, primarily Rembrandt and the Caravaggists.
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12 days | Pandolfini Casa d'Aste
Artemisia Gentileschi
Lot 20 CLEOPATRA
oil on canvas

€ 130,000 - 150,000
14 days | Van Ham Kunstauktionen
Michelangelo Merisi Caravaggio
Lot 1209 Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Oil

€ 20,000 - 30,000
14 days | Van Ham Kunstauktionen
Rembrandt van Rijn
Lot 1215 Jesus and the Good Samaritan , 1785
Etching

€ 2,000 - 3,000
14 days | Van Ham Kunstauktionen
Rembrandt van Rijn
Lot 1217 Samuel Manasse ben Israel , 1635
Etching

€ 1,000 - 1,500
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