Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In painting, a master of light and shade; one skilful in rendering gradations and effects of light or of shadow.
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Examples
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Titian is a colourist but not a luminarist, while Correggio is a colourist and a luminarist.
The Mind of the Artist Thoughts and Sayings of Painters and Sculptors on Their Art Cicely Margaret Powell [Editor] Binyon
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