Chiaroscuro
| Definition | Italian for Light and Shade or Light and Dark, refering to the modeling of volume by depicting light and shade by contrasting them boldly. Leonardo DaVinci pioneered the use of chiaroscuro to create the illusion of relief on a two dimensional surface.
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| Artist | Joseph Wright of Derby |
| Title | The Orrey (short title) |
| Date | 1766 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Location | Not currently on view |
| Source | Wikimedia Commons and Google Art Project |
| Example |  |
| Comments | The single light source is the lamp representing the sun as they study the model of the solar system, the play of light and shadows on their faces gives a 3 dimensional illusion plus shows the fascination of the children looking in on the model. |
