tenebrism

/ (ˈtɛnəˌbrɪzəm) /

noun

(sometimes capital) a school, style, or method of painting, adopted chiefly by 17th-century Spanish and Neapolitan painters, esp Caravaggio, characterized by large areas of dark colours, usually relieved with a shaft of light

Derived forms of tenebrism

tenebrist, noun, adjective