Definition of sfumato in English:

sfumato

noun sfʊˈmɑːtəʊsfo͞oˈmädō

mass nounArt

The technique of allowing tones and colours to shade gradually into one another, producing softened outlines or hazy forms.
Example sentencesExamples
- The famous smile was achieved through the use of a tonal technique sfumato.
- Fragments of the numbers seem to emerge from or recede into the gestures and sfumato of the ground.
- He creates rocky landscape backgrounds with misty atmospheric perspective, using sfumato and chiaroscuro to describe colour transitions.
- The smoky outlines - sfumato - were adopted by countless painters with no interest in Leonardo's profoundly considered basis for them.
- The landscape is idealised from Leonardo's studies of nature, portrayed with techniques of sfumato and aerial perspective.

Origin

Mid 19th century: Italian, literally 'shaded off', past participle of sfumare.

Definition of sfumato in US English:

sfumato

nounsfo͞oˈmädō

Art

The technique of allowing tones and colors to shade gradually into one another, producing softened outlines or hazy forms.
Example sentencesExamples
- The smoky outlines - sfumato - were adopted by countless painters with no interest in Leonardo's profoundly considered basis for them.
- He creates rocky landscape backgrounds with misty atmospheric perspective, using sfumato and chiaroscuro to describe colour transitions.
- Fragments of the numbers seem to emerge from or recede into the gestures and sfumato of the ground.
- The famous smile was achieved through the use of a tonal technique sfumato.
- The landscape is idealised from Leonardo's studies of nature, portrayed with techniques of sfumato and aerial perspective.

Origin

Mid 19th century: Italian, literally ‘shaded off’, past participle of sfumare.

单词	sfumato
释义	Definition of sfumato in English: sfumato noun sfʊˈmɑːtəʊsfo͞oˈmädō mass nounArt The technique of allowing tones and colours to shade gradually into one another, producing softened outlines or hazy forms. Example sentencesExamples The famous smile was achieved through the use of a tonal technique sfumato. Fragments of the numbers seem to emerge from or recede into the gestures and sfumato of the ground. He creates rocky landscape backgrounds with misty atmospheric perspective, using sfumato and chiaroscuro to describe colour transitions. The smoky outlines - sfumato - were adopted by countless painters with no interest in Leonardo's profoundly considered basis for them. The landscape is idealised from Leonardo's studies of nature, portrayed with techniques of sfumato and aerial perspective. Origin Mid 19th century: Italian, literally 'shaded off', past participle of sfumare. Definition of sfumato in US English: sfumato nounsfo͞oˈmädō Art The technique of allowing tones and colors to shade gradually into one another, producing softened outlines or hazy forms. Example sentencesExamples The smoky outlines - sfumato - were adopted by countless painters with no interest in Leonardo's profoundly considered basis for them. He creates rocky landscape backgrounds with misty atmospheric perspective, using sfumato and chiaroscuro to describe colour transitions. Fragments of the numbers seem to emerge from or recede into the gestures and sfumato of the ground. The famous smile was achieved through the use of a tonal technique sfumato. The landscape is idealised from Leonardo's studies of nature, portrayed with techniques of sfumato and aerial perspective. Origin Mid 19th century: Italian, literally ‘shaded off’, past participle of sfumare.
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