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Which artist is renowned for pioneering 'tenebrism,' a dramatic use of intense darkness contrasting with vivid light to create theatrical scenes, often featuring figures emerging from deep shadow?

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Caravaggio is credited with popularizing tenebrism, a form of chiaroscuro using exaggerated light contrasts to isolate and highlight key figures or elements within a scene, enhancing drama and emotional intensity.

A. Peter Paul Rubens

18%

B. Johannes Vermeer

57%

C. Caravaggio

24%

D. Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Which artist is renowned for pioneering 'tenebrism,' a dramatic use of intense darkness contrasting with vivid light to create theatrical scenes, often featuring figures emerging from deep shadow?

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