Art History Terms to Know: Tenebrism

Art History Terms to Know: Tenebrism

• Sunday, October 18, 2020

     Art History Terms to Know: posts will be exploring and giving brief examples art terms that will be helpful to know when looking and learning about art works.

    

    Used mostly in the Baroque Period (click there for the art movement post), tenebrism is the use of light in a very dramatic and strategic way. It is a widely known and accepted fact that tenebrism was mostly trailblazed by Caravaggio the painter, but early remnants of tenebrism can be found in the art of Albrecht Dürer, El Greco, and others. Caravaggio follower, Artemisia Gentileschi, implemented this technique into her art. Check out some of the examples below.