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# The Art Crossword: Renaissance Edition
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/the-art-crossword-renaissance-edition/
- Published: 2026-02-02T22:07:04.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-13T18:45:18.000Z
- Description: What do you call the artistic technique that creates contrasts of light and dark?
- Author: Natan Last
- Tags: Crossword

This spring, the Metropolitan Museum of Art will debut *Raphael: Sublime Poetry,* the first comprehensive exhibition dedicated to the Italian artist in the United States. Ahead of its awaited opening, test your Renaissance know-how with this month's themed crossword — including the technique that creates contrasts of light and shadow and, of course, a little Raphael trivia.