Why Chiaroscuro?

Chiaroscuro (kee-ahr-uh-skyoo-roh) Italian for clear-dark is a term in art for a contrast between light and dark. The term is usually applied to bold contrasts affecting a whole composition, but is also more technically used by artists and art historians for the use of effects representing contrasts of light, not necessarily strong, to achieve a sense of volume in modelling three-dimensional objects such as the human body.

 

 

 

 

Chef Alessandro Campitelli

For over a decade, Alessandro Campitelli has been honing his innate ability to bring excellence to the dining experience. A native of Rome, Italy, Chef Alessandro began working at the young age of 14 as a waiter at a small intimate restaurant in the heart of the city. From that point, he knew he had found his passion and he began to pursue more challenging roles in the industry.

Over the course of his career he has worked under some of the most talented chefs in Italy. Most noteabley Antonello Colonna (Es Hotel), Massimo Riccioli (La Rosetta), and Heinz Beck (La Pergola in the Rome Cavalieri Hilton).