tenebrist

/ˈtɛnəbrɪst/
noun
  1. An artist who uses tenebrism, a style of painting with strong contrasts between light and dark.
    • The gallery featured works by several Spanish tenebrists.
    • Caravaggio is the most famous tenebrist of the Baroque period.
    • As a tenebrist, she always painted scenes lit by a single candle.
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