Obs. [A Latinized spelling of It. chiaroscuro; cf. F. clair obscur, and CLEAR-OBSCURE.] = CHIAROSCURO.
1706. Art of Painting (1744), 5. The Claro Obscuro is the art of distributing lights and shadows advantageously.
1738. [G. Smith], Curious Relations, II. v. 27. There appears no Clara Obscuro, or Light and Shadow.
1799. G. Smith, Laboratory, II. 63. The local colour, and the claro-obscuro.
