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Art history

the soft blending of tones without hard outlines, associated with Leonardo, so that forms dissolve gradually into shadow like smoke.

In art history, sfumato refers to the soft blending of tones without hard outlines, associated with Leonardo, so that forms dissolve gradually into shadow like smoke. This meaning comes from Nagel (1993) in Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics.[1]

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References

Nagel, A. (1993). Leonardo and sfumato. Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics, 24, 7-20. https://doi.org/10.1086/resv24n1ms20166875

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