luminism

lu·mi·nism

also Lu·mi·nism

noun

A style of 19th-century American landscape painting concerned especially with the meticulous rendering of atmospheric light and the perceived effects of that light on depicted objects.

Origin of luminism

Latin lūmen lūmin- light ; see lumen . -ism

Related Forms:

lu′mi·nist
adjective
noun

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