From the Italian ‘tenebroso’ meaning ‘gloomy’ or ‘murky’. Tenebrism is a painting style using vivid contrasts of light and dark. A heightened form of chiaroscuro, this style creates the look of figures either engulfed in shadow or emerging from the dark. Any illumination in such a composition usually comes from a single intense source, such [...]
From the Italian ‘tenebroso’ meaning ‘gloomy’ or ‘murky’. Tenebrism is a painting style using vivid contrasts of light and dark. A heightened form of chiaroscuro, this style creates the look of figures either engulfed in shadow or emerging from the dark. Any illumination in such a composition usually comes from a single intense source, such as a candle or ray of light. Best exemplified by the work of Rembrandt.