intaglio
1
9.9
- noun
- /ɪnˈtæɡlioʊ/
- Specialized
- 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
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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.
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...and the bills are printed on U.S. intaglio presses.
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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.
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In art class, we learned how to make a print using the intaglio method on a copper plate.
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Many acclaimed artists prefer intaglio because it allows for intricate designs with rich textures.
Synonyms
1
8.5
A printing method where an image is cut into a metal plate and the cuts hold ink to make prints
Compounds
- Specialized
1
8.5
A printing method where an image is cut into a metal plate and the cuts hold ink to make prints
How Complex
- Specialized
1
9.9
- Specialized
1
8.4
2
5.9
- Specialized
1
5.1
- Specialized
1
6.8
Surface Forms
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.