Chiaroscuro, meaning "light-dark" in Italian, is the use of contrast between light and dark in art.
Chiaroscuro may also refer to:
Comics Chiaroscuro (comics), various comics, including: Chiaroscuro (2000 AD), a 2000 AD horror comic series Chiaroscuro: The Private Lives of Leonardo da Vinci, a 1995–1996/2005 Vertigo comic book Chiaroscuro (IDW Publishing), a 2000–2005/2007 graphic novel by Canadian artist Troy Little
Music Chiaroscuro (music), classical Italian vocal technique Chiaroscuro (Pitty album), 2009 Chiaroscuro (Bass Communion album), 2009 Chiaroscuro (Ralph Towner album), 2009 Chiaroscuro (I Break Horses album), 2014 Chiaroscuro (Ocean Alley album), 2018 Chiaroscuro Records, a jazz recording label based in Wilkes Barre, PA Chiaroscuro (Kancheli), a composition for string quartet by Giya Kancheli
Other uses Chiaroscuro, 1912 novel by Italian writer Grazia Deledda Chiaroscuro, character in Kate DiCamillo's The Tale of Despereaux
See also Churrascaria, a type of restaurant