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sfumato
sfumato (Italian: ‘faded away’, from fumo ‘smoke’). Term used to describe the blending of tones or colours so subtly that they melt into one another without perceptible transitions—in Leonardo's words, ‘without lines or borders, in the manner of smoke’. Leonardo was a supreme exponent of sfumato and Vasari regarded his ability to mellow the precise outlines characteristic of the earlier quattrocento as one of the distinguishing marks of ‘modern’ painting.
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IAN CHILVERS. "sfumato." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "sfumato." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-sfumato.html IAN CHILVERS. "sfumato." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-sfumato.html |
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sfumato
sfumato (It., ‘faded away’, from fumo: ‘smoke’). Term used to describe the blending of tones or colours so subtly that they melt into one another without perceptible transitions—in Leonardo's words, ‘without lines or borders, in the manner of smoke’. Leonardo was a supreme exponent of sfumato and Vasari regarded his ability to mellow the precise outlines characteristic of the earlier quattrocento as one of the distinguishing marks of ‘modern’ painting.
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IAN CHILVERS. "sfumato." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "sfumato." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-sfumato.html IAN CHILVERS. "sfumato." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-sfumato.html |
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sfumato
sfu·ma·to / sfoōˈmätō/ • n. Art the technique of allowing tones and colors to shade gradually into one another, producing softened outlines or hazy forms. |
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"sfumato." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "sfumato." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-sfumato.html "sfumato." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-sfumato.html |
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