Chiaroscuro- the gradations of light and dark within a picture, especially one in which the forms are largely determined, not by sharp lines, but by meeting of lighter and darker areas.
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Pontormo, Entombment/Deposition. | Caravaggio, Entombment, c. 1604. |
In 1604, Caravaggio was quoted as saying: "all works, no matter what or by whom painted, are nothing but bagatelles and childish trifles ...unless they are made and painted from life, and there can be nothing...better than to follow nature." Discuss this comparison in relationship to this quotation.