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单词 Claude glass
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Definition of Claude glass in English:

Claude glass

(also Claude Lorrain glass)
nounklɔːdklôd
  • A convex dark or coloured glass that reflects a small image in subdued colours, used by landscape painters to show the tonal values of a scene.

    克劳德玻璃(镜),色调明暗玻璃(镜)(深色或彩色的凸面镜,能以柔和的色彩反射出小图像,被风景画画家用以展现景色的色调明暗关系)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The must-have for 18th-century tourists and amateur artists was a tiny tinted convex mirror called a Claude glass (named after 17th-century landscape painter Claude Lorrain).
    • Tourists, inspired by the Picturesque movement, started coming in the 18th century, peering at sublime mountain scenery through their Claude glasses.
    • The more portable cameras were undoubtedly used, along with Claude glasses, by the amateur.
    • The purpose of the Claude glass, which Corot used, was to help artists distinguish brightness contrast in the object depicted to the exclusion of other aspects of visual experience.

Origin

Named after the French painter Claude Lorrain.

Definition of Claude glass in US English:

Claude glass

nounklôd
  • A convex dark or colored glass that reflects a small image in subdued colors, used by landscape painters to show the tonal values of a scene.

    克劳德玻璃(镜),色调明暗玻璃(镜)(深色或彩色的凸面镜,能以柔和的色彩反射出小图像,被风景画画家用以展现景色的色调明暗关系)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The more portable cameras were undoubtedly used, along with Claude glasses, by the amateur.
    • The purpose of the Claude glass, which Corot used, was to help artists distinguish brightness contrast in the object depicted to the exclusion of other aspects of visual experience.
    • Tourists, inspired by the Picturesque movement, started coming in the 18th century, peering at sublime mountain scenery through their Claude glasses.
    • The must-have for 18th-century tourists and amateur artists was a tiny tinted convex mirror called a Claude glass (named after 17th-century landscape painter Claude Lorrain).

Origin

Named after the French painter Claude Lorrain.

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