Artists and painters of the Renaissance and Baroque period, by using the Chiaroscuro technique developed a way in which they could translate their drawings, paintings and photographs into living spaces, with atmosphere and emotions. They had developed a method in which the observer could understand what the artist wanted to communicate and could finally appreciate the emotions translated through the art pieces. However, not only artists and painters saw the perspectives of the Chiaroscuro technique. During that period, architects realised the importance of light and shadow, of light and dark, and approached architectural spaces in a different sense. Chiaroscuro had been catalytic in that time, as it evolved not only art, but also architecture.

Furthermore, the Chiaroscuro approach, gave a new era in architecture during the Baroque period, as during that time, light was purposefully and extensively used in interiors. They realised light’s importance and their designs were influenced by artistic trends, such as Chiaroscuro, ‘by innovations in glass production, but also by social imperatives that led to a desire for dramatic and opulent display. Baroque era architects integrated fenestration and artificial light sources that capitalized on illumination which in turn created a sense of movement and emotion in an insentient space’ .

Chiaroscuro was significant in the sense that it created to various artists the interest in theatrical arts and stage lighting, which architects