Definition of Sfumato. Meaning of Sfumato. Synonyms of Sfumato

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Definition of Sfumato

Sfumato
Sfumato Sfu*ma"to, a. [It.] (Paint.) Having vague outlines, and colors and shades so mingled as to give a misty appearance; -- said of a painting.

Meaning of Sfumato from wikipedia

- Sfumato (English: /sfuːˈmɑːtoʊ/ sfoo-MAH-toh, Italian: [sfuˈmaːto]; lit. 'smoked off', i.e. 'blurred') is a painting technique for softening the transition...
- admired for its captivating beauty, mysterious demeanor, and mastery of sfumato. There is no real consensus on the subject, date, history, or purpose of...
- sfumato, chiaroscuro and cangiante. Unione was developed by Raphael, who exemplified it in the Stanza della Segnatura. Unione is similar to sfumato,...
- painting colours available to Italian High Renaissance painters, along with sfumato, chiaroscuro and unione. The word itself is the present participle of the...
- the canonical painting modes of the Renaissance (alongside cangiante, sfumato and unione) (see also Renaissance art). Artists known for using the technique...
- The shadowy quality for which the work is renowned came to be called "sfumato", or Leonardo's smoke. Vasari wrote that the smile was "so pleasing that...
- shortening lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth. Sfumato – The term sfumato was coined by Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci and...
- extent, which Leonardo achieved by his method of not drawing outlines (sfumato). The soft blending creates an ambiguous mood "mainly in two features:...
- graffiti Scratchboard Screen printing technique Screentone texture technique Sfumato technique Shading Sgraffito technique Soft sculpture Spray painting technique...
- Detail of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, c. 1503–1506, showing the painting technique of sfumato...