The painting of "the Calling of Saint Matthew" by Caravaggio uses Tenebroso technique.
Who was Caravaggio?
Caravaggio was a leading Italian painter who was active in Rome for most of his artistic life. When he moved to Rome his work became popular here for the tenebrism technique which he used in his paintings. Caravaggio is also known for introducing a powerful realism into his paintings of biblical scenes.
Caravaggio painted "the Calling of Saint Matthew". In this painting he used Tenebroso technique, by contrasting light and shadow. Caravaggio was commissioned to paint "The Calling of Saint Matthew" by his patron, named Cardinal del Monte.
What was the Tenebroso technique?
Caravaggio used the technique of Tenebroso which employed close physical observation with a dramatic use of chiaroscuro that came to be known as tenebrism.
Tenebroso refers to dark and mysterious, also occasionally called dramatic illumination. This is a style of painting in which there are violent contrasts of light and dark used, and where darkness becomes a dominating feature of an image.
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