Definitions for sfumatosfuˈmɑ toʊ
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sfu•ma•tosfuˈmɑ toʊ(n.)(pl.)-tos.
gradation of tone used to blur the outlines of a form in painting.
Category: Fine Arts
Origin of sfumato:
1840–50; < It, ptp. of sfumare to gradate tone or color
Wiktionary
sfumato(Noun)
In painting, the application of subtle layers of translucent paint so that there is no visible transition between colors, tones and often objects.
Origin: sfumato, 'shaded, toned down' (1909)
Webster Dictionary
Sfumato(adj)
having vague outlines, and colors and shades so mingled as to give a misty appearance; -- said of a painting
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