(painting) An artistic technique developed during the Renaissance, referring to the use of strong contrasts between light and dark in order to create the illusion of volume.

(painting) A monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color.

(art) A woodcut technique in which several woodcut blocks are used to print different shades of a color, or a woodcut print made by this technique.

(photography) A photographic technique in which one side of the subject, for example a face, is well lit and the other is in shadow.

(figurative) Possessing the qualities of a work of chiaroscuro.