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Topic Sentences:
Chiaroscuro is an artistic technique which uses light and dark colors to draw the viewer's eye to an important part of a painting. This approach to painting began in the early Renaissance period and has evolved over the centuries.

Three supporting examples:
Caravaggio -16th century
Rembrandt - 17th century
Delacroix - 18th century

Concluding Sentence: Artists in many different ages have used chiaroscuro as a way to dramatize the subject of their art work.