sfumato
A painting technique, prominent during the Italian Renaissance, involving the…A painting technique, prominent during the Italian Renaissance, involving the application of subtle layers of translucent paint, blurring the transition between colors, tones and often objects and creating the illusion of depth.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)A painting technique, prominent during the Italian Renaissance, involving the application of subtle layers of translucent paint, blurring the transition between colors, tones and often objects and creating the illusion of depth.
Sfumato
сфума́тоsfumáto
Translations
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Origin
From Italian sfumato (“shaded, toned down”).From Italian sfumato (“shaded, toned down”).
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Forms
plural: sfumatos| Singular | sfumato |
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uncountable
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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