sfumato

English

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Etymology

Italian sfumato, 'shaded, toned down' (1909)

Noun

sfumato (usually uncountable; plural sfumatos)

1. In painting, the application of subtle layers of translucent paint so that there is no visible transition between colors, tones and often objects.

Translations

painting technique

• Finnish: sfumato (fi)

See also

• sfumatura
• atmospheric perspective

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Italian

Verb

sfumato m (feminine sfumata, masculine plural sfumati, feminine plural sfumate)

1. past participle of sfumare

Adjective

sfumato m (f sfumata, m plural sfumati, f plural sfumate)

1. shaded
2. hazy
3. disappeared