Why is Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" in such bad shape?
Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" began deteriorating within his lifetime because he experimented with painting on dry plaster instead of using traditional fresco techniques.
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- What is chiaroscuro?
“Rembrandt was famous for chiaroscuro, the use of strong contrast between light and dark.”
Reference: Encyclopaedia Britannica
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