passaggi chiaroscurali

English translation: chiaroscuro transitions

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Italian term or phrase:	passaggi chiaroscurali
English translation:	chiaroscuro transitions
Entered by:	carly kelly

12:10 Jul 30, 2020

Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Flemish art

Italian term or phrase: passaggi chiaroscurali

speaking of paintings by a 16th century Flemish artist.

"Precisi confronti possono essere stabiliti con il volto della Butter Madonna della Gemäldegalerie di Berlino e con quello della Madonna Rattier del Louvre. Rispetto a questi dipinti, tuttavia, i *passaggio chiaroscurali* sembrano meno modulati e sensibili, in qualche modo semplificati."
and again...
"Mentre infatti i volti e le mani della giovane donna e del bambino sono caratterizzati da una compattezza smaltata, ottenuta con largo uso di lead white, e da *passaggi chiaroscurali* molto dolci, con ombre morbide e soffuse (fig. volto donna), quelli dei due vecchi e del collector presentano un pellicola più sottile, e un’evidente trattamento grafico superficiale"

I'm thinking "transitions from dark to light" maybe? Or maybe "chiaroscuro modelling"?
Any suggestions?

carly kelly KudoZ activity Questions: 338 (4 open) (1 without valid answers) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 257 Italy
Local time: 18:45

chiaroscuro transitions

Explanation:
I would translate Passaggi with transitions, as you suggested, and leave chiaroscuro as it is a precise technique.

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https://m.theartstory.org/definition/chiaroscuro-tenebrism-s...

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http://nono.mx/bodega
The term chiaroscuro implies a sharp transition from darkness to light, losing the nuances and subtle color transitions,

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Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 18:45

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thanks LIsa Jane. I went with your suggestion
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chiaroscuro transitions

Lisa Jane
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thanks LIsa Jane. I went with your suggestion

Notes to answerer

Asker: I like your suggestion. My only personal doubt is the use of chiaroscuro which to my mind refers to a more dramatic contrast of light and dark used in later paintings. But I'm open to to contradiction.

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