| Property |
Value |
| @id | the:ChromaticShadows |
| type | vad:Art, rdfs:Resource, vad:VisualAnalysis, vad:VisualArts, skos:Concept |
| broader | the:visualArtTerm, the:ColorTheory, the:Interpretation, the:FormalAnalysis |
| definition | Shadows rendered using saturated colors (typically blues or violets) rather than neutral grays or black. |
| editorial note | Contrast with 'dead' shadows created by adding black or Payne's gray. |
| inScheme | the:WatercolorCriticismScheme |
| label | Chromatic Shadows |
| related | the:UltramarineShadows, the:St.MarksBasilica_20260110, the:ShadowColor, the:Luminosity, the:ColorConfidence |
| scope note | Keeps shadows luminous and integrated with overall color harmony; a characteristic of Impressionist and post-Impressionist practice now standard in watercolor. |
| skos:altLabel | Colorful Shadows |