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intaglio

intaglio

1 9.9
A way of making prints where carved lines hold the ink
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈtæɡlioʊ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : intaglio
  • It can be used in conjunction with relief, intaglio, and lithographic printing, and is widely used for all forms of paper publications.
  • intaglio printing

Examples

  • In fact, its first definition is connected to the stamping of an intaglio on a metal surface in order to produce a coin.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Like a negative intaglio, it is subsequently impressed by the hands of the artist into a material surface.

    Academic text (2006)
  • A U.S. treasury intaglio printing press.

  • ...and the bills are printed on U.S. intaglio presses.

  • Christ's body functions like an intaglio impressed on the material surface (Figs. 10, 11).

    Academic text (2006)
  • Intaglio printing or gravure.

    Academic text (2001)
  • In the case of letterpress, intaglio, and electrographic printing, paper and plastic adapt to a hard printing plate and thus fulfill the second function.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The artist used the intaglio technique to create a detailed print of a landscape.

  • In art class, we learned how to make a print using the intaglio method on a copper plate.

  • Many acclaimed artists prefer intaglio because it allows for intricate designs with rich textures.

Synonyms

intaglio printing
vsintaglio
  • Specialized
8.5

A printing method where an image is cut into a metal plate and the cuts hold ink to make prints

is the shorter name for the same printing method

Compounds

intaglio printing
  • Specialized
8.5

A printing method where an image is cut into a metal plate and the cuts hold ink to make prints

How Complex

intaglio
  • Specialized
1 9.9
lithography
  • Specialized
1 8.4
printmaking
3 5.9
silkscreening
  • Specialized
5.1
relief printing
  • Specialized
6.8

Surface Forms

intaglio singular
intaglios plural

Etymology

Intaglio comes from the Italian verb intagliare, which means 'to cut into'. So an intaglio print is made from lines cut below a surface, and the ink stays in those cuts to make the printed image.