Must-Know
Chiaroscuro is an Italian term that means “light-dark”.
It sought to create what is referred to as the “spotlight” effect.
A frame around a painting, which would consist of a series of paintings displayed as a fresco.
He has been compared by some scholars to possess the same importance that Shakespeare had for the world of theater and literature.
Façade of Chiesa del Gesù in Rome, Italy, designed by Della Porta