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intaglio
[ in-tal-yoh, -tahl-; Italian een-tah-lyaw ]
noun
- incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief.
- ornamentation with a figure or design sunk below the surface.
- a gem, seal, piece of jewelry, or the like, cut with an incised or sunken design.
- an incised or countersunk die.
- a figure or design so produced.
- a process in which a design, text, etc., is engraved into the surface of a plate so that when ink is applied and the excess is wiped off, ink remains in the grooves and is transferred to paper in printing, as in engraving or etching.
- an impression or printing from such a design, engraving, etc.
verb (used with object)
- to incise or display in intaglio.
intaglio
/ ɪnˈtɑːlɪˌəʊ; ɪnˈtɑːlɪˌeɪtɪd /
noun
- a seal, gem, etc, ornamented with a sunken or incised design, as opposed to a design in relief Compare cameo
- the art or process of incised carving
- a design, figure, or ornamentation carved, engraved, or etched into the surface of the material used
- any of various printing techniques using an etched or engraved plate. The whole plate is smeared with ink, the surface wiped clean, and the ink in the recesses then transferred to the paper or other material
- an incised die used to make a design in relief
Derived Forms
- intagliated, adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of intaglio1
Example Sentences
This Roman glass intaglio depicts the god Jupiter as an eagle.
Gems he has returned and will now go on display include an intaglio made from black glass with a bust of Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom.
The tradition of intaglios goes back to the Sumerian period in Mesopotamia, where figures were gouged by hand into softer stone.
A collection-based exhibition is now in the works, focusing on intaglio prints from the Renaissance to the present, likely to open in December.
Then I wanted to step back and make photo etchings out of them — they are photo intaglios.
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