Chiaroscuro
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In this drawing, I wanted to go for the play of light and shadow that is characteristic of the chiaroscuro technic which was invented by Renaissance painters, notably Leonardo da Vinci and taken to perfection by Caravaggio.
About the Artist
Anne Reboul
I began drawing when I was about eight years old. I was trained at an art school in Paris, though my professional life has been spent in academic scientific research, where I had a very satisfactory professional life. I stopped drawing for about thirty years and began again in January 2018, when I…
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