The dark halo technique in the oeuvre of Michael Sweerts and other Flemish and Dutch baroque painters. A 17th c. empirical solution to mitigate the optical ‘simultaneous contrast’ effect?
Abstract Although the topic is rarely addressed in literature, a significant number of baroque paintings exhibit dark, halo-like shapes around the contours of the dramatis personae. Close examination of both finished and unfinished works suggests that this intriguing feature was a practical tool tha...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2022-01-01
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| Series: | Heritage Science |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-021-00634-w |