1. sfumato - Noun
2. sfumato - Adjective
Having vague outlines, and colors and shades so mingled as to give a misty appearance; -- said of a painting.
Source: Webster's dictionaryScholars note the influence of Leonardo da Vinci 's " sfumato " (smoky) technique on his work, for example in his Venus and Amor and Lais of Corinth. Source: Internet
The shadowy quality for which the work is renowned came to be called " sfumato ", or Leonardo's smoke. Source: Internet