Sfumato paintings

What is Leonardo da Vinci Sfumato Technique? Sfumato Art Technique by Leonardo da Vinci – Sfumato (Italian: [sfuˈmaːto], English /sfuːˈmɑːtoʊ/) is one of the four canonical painting modes of …

Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503–19; in the Louvre, Paris. Painting is a magic show. We are the illusionists. By arranging a pattern of shapes, values, and colors, we

Painting of a bust-length woman looking over her shoulder and wearing a headdress and a large pearl earring.

William-Adolphe Bouguereau

What is it? This week we’re taking a look at a technique called “sfumato” (pronounced sfoo-mah-toh). This is also a word with its origin in -you guessed it!- the Italian lang…

National Gallery of Art

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