Chiaroscuro

According to the article, what is the best definition of chiaroscuro?

• The use of light and dark to create the illusion of three-dimensional volume on a flat surface

• A type of coffee that became popular during the Italian Renaissance

• A medium mixed into oil paint to make it more translucent

• A spectrum of neutral colors favored by Leonardo Da Vinci

According to the article, what medium did Leonardo DaVinci use to begin sketching faces?

• Black chalk

• Acrylic

• Oil paint

• Tempera

Before oil paint, what was the most commonly used type of paint in the early Renaissance?

• Acrylic

• Ink

• Spray Paint

• Tempera

Which of these is NOT an advantage that oil paint has over tempera?

• Oil paint dries slowly, giving artists more time to work

• Oil paint is translucent, enabling artists to work in layers

• The binding medium is egg, which can be found anywhere

• The binding medium is linseed oil, which is natural and organic

How did Caravaggio create such a feeling of drama in his paintings?

• He always used known stage actors as models

• Every one of his paintings had to do with the crucifixion

• He used bright neon colors that no other artists at that time had access to

• He set up compositions that used high contrast with a single focused light source on the subjects

Tenebrism refers to…

• the belief held in Renaissance Europe that dramatic paintings were sacrilegious

• the use of large patches of black background combined with brightly illuminated subjects

• a painting philosophy that completely disagreed with chiaroscuro

• a modern art movement started by Picasso and Braque that did away with chiaroscuro entirely

This female artist who lived during the same time period as Caravaggio greatly used chiaroscuro in her work

• Frida Kahlo

• Georgia O'Keeffe

• Artemisia Gentileschi

• Remedio Varo

What light source did Georges de la Tour use to create dramatic lighting in his paintings in the 1600s?

• Natural daylight

• Fluorescent bulbs

• Candlelight

• Paper lanterns

In his painting The Third of May, Goya used chiaroscuro to make … look more emotional and dramatic

• his birthday

• a wedding

• war

• the crucifixion

This Italian word roughly translates to "light to darK"

• Casio

• Cappuccino

• Cannoli

• Chiaroscuro