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Stage 1 of 2
sfumare
Italian · 1500s
"to fade like smoke"
to tone down, to fade like smoke, from fumo (smoke)
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Stage 2 of 2
sfumato
English · 1840s
"a painting technique of soft, smoky tonal blending"
adopted directly for the painting technique of softly blended tones, pioneered by Leonardo da Vinci
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