Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
passaggi chiaroscurali
English translation:
chiaroscuro transitions
Italian term
Italy
For your want of a better word...
Native in: English 
Works in: Italian to English, English, Irish to English
passaggi chiaroscurali
"Precisi confronti possono essere stabiliti con il volto della Butter Madonna della Gemäldegalerie di Berlino e con quello della Madonna Rattier del Louvre. Rispetto a questi dipinti, tuttavia, i *passaggio chiaroscurali* sembrano meno modulati e sensibili, in qualche modo semplificati."
and again...
"Mentre infatti i volti e le mani della giovane donna e del bambino sono caratterizzati da una compattezza smaltata, ottenuta con largo uso di lead white, e da *passaggi chiaroscurali* molto dolci, con ombre morbide e soffuse (fig. volto donna), quelli dei due vecchi e del collector presentano un pellicola più sottile, e un’evidente trattamento grafico superficiale"
I'm thinking "transitions from dark to light" maybe? Or maybe "chiaroscuro modelling"?
Any suggestions?
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Lisa Jane
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Proposed translations
chiaroscuro transitions
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https://m.theartstory.org/definition/chiaroscuro-tenebrism-s...
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http://nono.mx/bodega
The term chiaroscuro implies a sharp transition from darkness to light, losing the nuances and subtle color transitions,
| I like your suggestion. My only personal doubt is the use of chiaroscuro which to my mind refers to a more dramatic contrast of light and dark used in later paintings. But I'm open to to contradiction. |
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