The image seen above is "Liberty Leading the People (July 28th 1830)," an oil painting by Eugène Delacroix fro 1830. This is a good example of chiaroscuro because of the way Delacroix produced his shadows. The contrast between light and dark along the faces of several of the people in the painting, the legs of the lifeless bodies in the foreground, and the breasts and shoulder of the main, central figure. The projection of a shadow on these round, modeled surfaces serves as a fine example of how chiaroscuro can be used to create a three-dimensional feel in a piece of artwork.
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