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PRONUNCIATION OF TENEBRISM

tenebrism  [ˈtɛnəˌbrɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TENEBRISM

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Tenebrism is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TENEBRISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Tenebrism

Tenebrism, from the Italian, tenebroso, also called dramatic illumination, is a style of painting using very pronounced chiaroscuro, where there are violent contrasts of light and dark and where darkness becomes a dominating feature of the image. The technique was developed to add drama to an image through a spotlight effect, and was popular during the Baroque period of painting. The artist Caravaggio is generally credited with the invention of the style, although this technique was used much earlier by various artists, such as Albrecht Dürer, Tintoretto, and El Greco. The term is usually applied to artists from the seventeenth century onward, Artemisia Gentileschi, one of the few women artists of the Baroque and a follower of Caravaggio, was an outstanding exponent of tenebrism. El Greco painted three versions of a composition with a boy, a man, and a monkey grouped in darkness around a single flame. Among the most well-known tenebrist artists are: Italian and Dutch followers of Caravaggio, Francisco Ribalta, Jusepe de Ribera, and their Spanish followers. Tenebrism is most often applied to seventeenth-century Spanish painters.

Definition of tenebrism in the English dictionary

The definition of tenebrism in the dictionary is a school, style, or method of painting, adopted chiefly by 17th-century Spanish and Neapolitan painters, esp Caravaggio, characterized by large areas of dark colours, usually relieved with a shaft of light.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TENEBRISM


agritourism
ˈæɡrɪˌtʊərɪzəm
agrotourism
ˈæɡrəʊˌtʊərɪzəm
aneurysm
ˈænjəˌrɪzəm
charism
ˈkærɪzəm
chrism
ˈkrɪzəm
consumerism
kənˈsjuːməˌrɪzəm
counterterrorism
ˌkaʊntəˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm
ecotourism
ˈiːkəʊˌtʊərɪzəm
esoterism
ɛˈsɒtəˌrɪzəm
ethnocentrism
ˌɛθnəʊˈsɛnˌtrɪzəm
futurism
ˈfjuːtʃəˌrɪzəm
militarism
ˈmɪlɪtəˌrɪzəm
plagiarism
ˈpleɪdʒəˌrɪzəm
prism
ˈprɪzəm
secularism
ˈsɛkjʊləˌrɪzəm
terrorism
ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm
tourism
ˈtʊərɪzəm
voluntarism
ˈvɒləntəˌrɪzəm
volunteerism
ˌvɒlənˈtɪərɪzəm
voyeurism
ˈvwaɪərɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TENEBRISM

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Tenedos
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Tenerife
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WORDS THAT END LIKE TENEBRISM

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barbarism
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naturism
pauperism
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vampirism

Synonyms and antonyms of tenebrism in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «tenebrism» into 25 languages

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75 millions of speakers

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Trends of use of tenebrism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TENEBRISM»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TENEBRISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tenebrism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TENEBRISM»

Discover the use of tenebrism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tenebrism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tenebrism
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Noelene Aoide, 2011
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Foundations of Art and Design
Whereas the technique of chiaroscuro employs subtle gradations of tones, tenebrism, from the Italian meaning “shadowy manner,” is characterized by an abrupt and dramatic juxtaposition of light and dark. With tenebrism, a subject is sharply ...
Lois Fichner-Rathus, 2014
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The aesthetics of haemotaphonomy. Stylistic parallels ...
Tenebrism Tenebrism is a Baroque style of painting in which the contrast of darkness and light introduces an element of mystery, ambiguity, and understatement, lending a dynamic quality to the light and bringing an element of drama and ...
Policarp Hortolà i Gómez, 2013
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FairyArt: Painting Magical Fairies & Their Worlds
Strongly contrasting light and shadow in an image is tenebrism (a combined Italian word meaning “light” and “shade”). Artists use light in this manner to express strong emotion in their paintings. The midtones are always reduced in these ...
David Adams, 2009
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The Arts
Tenebrism. Index. Superstructures Susa: Babylonian art WC7 D74 SU Syracuse: Ancient Sicilian art : Dividing elements: Architecture Suspended buildings: Architecture WC7 UX7 4$Y WHT CXB WHT VWN Syria: Ancient SW Asian art WC7 LN ...
J. Mills, Colin Ball, 2006
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Shadows of Power: An Allegory of Prudence in Land-Use Planning
TENEBRISM. IN. THE. NORTH. EAST. CORRIDOR7. CONTEXT. Perth is located in the south west of Western Australia (WA) on the lndian Ocean coast. Urban and regional planning began in WA with white settlement of an Aboriginal- ...
Jean Hillier, 2003
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Jusepe de Ribera 1591-1652: Exhibition the Metropolitan ...
Even more directly indebted to Ribera in the conscious use of tenebrism is The Temptations qfSaint jerome, in the Monastery of San Ierénimo, Guadalupe, a work of 1638 or 1639, in which, as has consistently been pointed out, the light, figure ...
Alfonso E. Pérez Sánchez, Nicola Spinosa, 1992
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Understanding Art
A piercing light flashes upon the scene, spotlighting certain parts and casting others into the night, resulting in an exaggerated chiaroscuro called tenebrism. Tenebrism, translated as “dark manner,” is characterized by an often small and ...
Lois Fichner-Rathus, 2012
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Augustine Beyond the Book: Intermediality, Transmediality ...
... after the Counter-Reformation, in the slow, meditative inspection engaged by new kinds of religious subjects, including the single, saintly figure, and by their visual language, namely the glimmering dimness of tenebrism.56 the Carmelite,  ...
Karla Pollmann, Meredith Jane Gill, 2012
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Italian and Spanish Art, 1600-1750: Sources and Documents
Bellori realized that Caravaggio's tenebrism was something quite out of the ordinary. He describes perceptively "the dark brown atmosphere of a closed room" with "a high light that descends vertically over the principal parts of the body while ...
Robert Enggass, 1970

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TENEBRISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tenebrism is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Zurbarán: A New Perspective' Review
It announces the stark tenebrism and staggeringly illusionistic imagery of the artist's early period, and may have led to an extensive commission depicting the life ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Herstart kernreactoren Japan toegestaan
@Chemtrail_Watch: Closeup: Closeup, "Fukushima" 2015#Fukushima#artforchange #canvasart #tenebrism #gasmask #toxica... bit.ly/1LWqSef #chemtrails. «PowNed, Apr 15»
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بالصور: هذه ليست سجادة معلقة على جدار
ويقول سانتين على موقعه الخاص: "هذه الأعمال ثمرة نمط فن اسباني يُعرف بأسلوب Tenebrism، الذي يعمل على التناقضات الملفتة للنظر بين الضوء وعناصر مظلمة أخرى، وأنا ... «24.ae, Mar 15»
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Eating Cheese With a Fork: Taleggio Caravaggio may smell like shit …
... to Malta, where he became a wealthy knight and built upon his already-widespread fame as a painter, popularizing the use of tenebrism in Baroque painting. «Baltimore City Paper, Feb 15»
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Art: American Daguerreotypes
This heavy chiaroscuro lighting is for preservation purposes, but is it also creates a high- drama setting--much like the tenebrism of a Caravaggio painting – that ... «KMUW, Feb 15»
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This Viral Pro-Life Image Has Been Liked, Shared More Than a …
One commented that the photo reflected a dramatic style of painting called tenebrism, which used a technique called chiaroscuro where there are striking ... «LifeNews.com, Jan 15»
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The Merits of Old Masters' B-Sides, at the Frick
Raeburn handles the scale with a generous tenebrism without neglecting intricate details like traditional clasps and tartan patterns. For a canvas representing a ... «Hyperallergic, Jan 15»
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Activism Abroad: NYC Street Artist Takes Veg Message Across the …
Much of Witz's oeuvre pays homage to painting techniques made famous centuries ago, namely trompe l'oeil, chiaroscuro and tenebrism. His richly hued ... «Ecorazzi, Nov 14»
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Ai Weiwei on Truth, Beauty and Futility
The morning sunlight creates a kind of muted tenebrism, and the picture is both balanced and composed like a pastoral landscape. The beauty of the overall ... «PopMatters, Jun 14»
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Illuminating experiences: “Mastering Light” exhibition at Vassar
Tenebrism – nocturnal scenes lit only by candlelight or firelight – became ... Saint Jerome in His Study; a Tenebrist Goya etching of a starlit witches' Sabbat; one ... «Almanac Weekly, Apr 14»

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