Look at this painting by van honthorst. viewers are likely to look first at the faces of the people playing instruments because of the use of what technique?

Chiaroscuro techniques

Explanation:

Gerrit van Honthorst was a Dutch painter, known as Gherardo delle Notti because of his works in which he used candlelight in his paintings. He earned a reputation in seventeenth-century as a Dutch artist. He developed a technique called chiaroscuro, which he used extensively in his paintings. He manages to create shadows and illusion of three-dimensional.

he was always smiling, wearing the same thing, and sitting criss cross apple sauce.