Associations to the word «Sfumato»

Wiktionary

SFUMATO, noun. In painting, the application of subtle layers of translucent paint so that there is no visible transition between colors, tones and often objects.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats