Chiaroscuro Als ästhetisches Prinzip

About this book

"In the Italian theory of art of the Renaissance, the term chiaroscuro refers to the articulation of sculptural qualities, i.e. rilievo. By contrast, paintings in the northern Alpine region tended to create the depth by using light-dark effects. The book deals with chiaroscuro as an aesthetic principle, which should be understood as the key signature of European art history as a whole between 1300 and 1600"--