Chiaroscuro / chiaroscuro painting

The term chiaroscuro ("chiaroscuro"), which comes from Italian, describes the effect of light and shadow in a work of art, especially when it is strongly contrasted. A great pioneer of bold chiaroscuro painting was Leonardo da Vinci, but the term is most often associated with the artists of the 17th century, primarily Rembrandt and the Caravaggists.

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Rembrandt Van RIJN
Lot 290 Christ driving the money changers from the temple , 1634
etching and drypoint

€ 3,000 - 4,200
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Rembrandt Van RIJN
Lot 291 Woman bathing her feet at a brook , 1657
etching

€ 3,000 - 4,200
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Rembrandt Van RIJN
Lot 292 The strolling musicians , 1634
etching

€ 3,000 - 4,200
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Rembrandt Van RIJN
Lot 293 Jan Cornelis Sylvius, Preacher , 1632
etching

€ 2,400 - 3,600
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