intaglio — /in tal yoh, tahl /; It. /een tah lyaw/, n., pl. intaglios, It. intagli / tah lyee/, v. n. 1. incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief. 2. ornamentation with a figure or design sunk below the surface. 3. a gem, seal, piece of jewelry, or… … Universalium
Intaglio (printmaking) — For other uses, see Intaglio (disambiguation). Depressions are cut into a printing plate. The plate shown here is not to scale: the grooves can be fractions of a millimetre wide … Wikipedia
intaglio — The collective term for several graphic processes in which prints are made from ink trapped in the grooves in an incised metal plate. Etchings and engravings are the most typical examples. It may also refer to imagery incised on gems or… … Glossary of Art Terms
printmaking — /print may king/, n. the art or technique of making prints, esp. as practiced in engraving, etching, drypoint, woodcut or serigraphy. [1925 30; PRINT + MAKING] * * * Art form consisting of the production of images, usually on paper but… … Universalium
Vitreography — is a fine art printmaking technique that uses a 3/8 inch thick float glass matrix instead of the traditional matrices of metal, wood or stone. A print created using the technique is called a vitreograph. Unlike a monotype, in which ink is painted … Wikipedia
Web notes — Infobox RareCurrencies common name = Web note Series 1993 Web note. country of production = United States location of production= BEP Washington D.C. Facility date of production= 1992 to 1996 nature of rarity = Experimental press run number in… … Wikipedia
Relief print — A relief print is an image created by a printmaking process, such as woodcut, where the areas of the matrix (plate or block) that are to show printed black (typically) are on the original surface ; the parts of the matrix that are to be blank… … Wikipedia
Jasper Johns — Infobox Artist bgcolour = #6495ED name = Jasper Johns imagesize = 250px caption = Flag, Encaustic, oil and collage on fabric mounted on plywood,1954 55 birthname = birthdate = 1930 location = Augusta, Georgia deathdate = deathplace = nationality … Wikipedia
graphic artist — A person who makes drawings or fine prints, such as block prints, bookplates, intaglio prints, lithographs, and serigraphs. Also see graphic, graphic arts, graphic designer, and illustrator … Glossary of Art Terms
Dorothy Stratton King — Birth name Dorothy Stratton King Born 1909 Worcester, MA Died June 14, 2007(2007 06 14) (aged 98) Arlington, VA … Wikipedia
Albrecht Altdorfer — (c. 1480 near Regensburg ndash; 12 February 1538 in Regensburg) was a German painter, printmaker and architect of the Renaissance era, the leader of the Danube School in southern Germany, and a near contemporary of Albrecht Dürer. He is best… … Wikipedia