sfumato
pronunciation
How to pronounce sfumato in British English:
UK [sfu:ˈmɑ:təu]
How to pronounce sfumato in American English:
US [sfuˈmɑto]
Word Origin
- sfumato (adj.)
- 1847, from Italian sfumato, literally "smoked," from Latin fumus "smoke" (see fume (n.)).
Example
- 1. To judge from the blog started by some of the centre 's disgruntled staff , their mood is decidedly sfumato .
- 2. Experts have long suspected sfumato shadowing has something to do with the glazes that da vinci used above the paint layer .